Bennu, Asteroid and Earth

Asteroid Bennu could trigger a global winter lasting more than 3 years and here’s what’s known
A report published in Science Advances details when the asteroid could collide with Earth and the destruction it would cause.
Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years
An asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what would this impact mean for life on Earth?
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
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.
Could a Bennu-Sized Asteroid Wipe Out Humanity? New Study Reveals Shocking Aftermath of Impact
In a recent study, scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea simulated the aftermath of a Bennu-type, medium-sized asteroid collision with Earth,
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused some alarm.
Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182
This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km). NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid,
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Tsunamis, earthquakes, and terrible winter: Possible consequences of asteroid collision with Earth
Imagine that the Earth was hit by an asteroid the size of the World Trade Center. What would happen? Scientists have modeled ...
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How a small asteroid impact would change life on modern-day Earth
An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...
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Asteroid Bennu Is Packed with Life’s Building Blocks, New Studies Confirm
Material retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows that all the basic building blocks of life ...
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Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say
Scientists believe Bennu was once part of a larger “parent” asteroid that lost a few pieces due to an impact ... The ...
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Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life
A new analysis of samples from the asteroid Bennu, NASA’s first asteroid sample captured in space and delivered to Earth, ...
Briny Traces in NASA’s Asteroid Sample Hold Clues to the Chemistry of Life
The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...
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The odds of alien life just increased, NASA says after discovering DNA ingredients on an asteroid
NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
Scientists discover unusual California lake contains minerals found in space
Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.