Johnson said about 40 percent of the near-Earth asteroids the size of Bennu remain to be found. If an asteroid appeared likely to collide with Earth, humanity could try to deflect it into an orbit ...

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been in an orbit that brings it near to Earth for 1.75 million years, based on a study of craters on the asteroid’s surface.

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

A 2021 NASA study did indeed determine the probability of Bennu, a large asteroid heavily studied that year, coming into contact with Earth by the year 2300. The report said the likelihood was ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

NASA scientists have predicted there is a chance that a massive asteroid they have been tracking could smash into Earth in the year 2182, potentially devastating an area the size of Texas. Bennu ...

How asteroid Bennu got its odd name and other facts. ... keeping a close watch on 30,000 large objects out there and estimate there could be 15,000 or so more waiting to be discovered.

The capsule, roughly the size of a large truck tire, entered Earth’s atmosphere at about 8:40 a.m., ... The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020.

In 2135, Bennu will zoom past Earth just close enough that our planet’s gravitational pull could affect it in just the right way to put it on a path to hit us on Sept. 24, 2182 — almost 159 ...

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu has been keeping our planet company for a long time. Bennu, new research suggests, has been in an orbit that brings it near to Earth for 1.75 million years.

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

NASA scientists are predicting a chance that asteroid Bennu will strike Earth in the future, potentially affecting an area the size of Texas. Skip to content Fox 8 Cleveland WJW ...