The Earth could be sent into an "impact winter" if it is hit by the 500 metre wide Bennu asteroid where dust would be kicked ...

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

A team of researchers have now modelled what will happen to the planet, climate and humans if this asteroid crashes on Earth ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News.

One of those is asteroid Bennu, the recent lucky target of an asteroid sample collection mission. In a mere 157 years – ...

Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which was originally spotted in late 2024. A NASA dashboard gave the chance of ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

Near-Earth asteroids have long been a concern for scientists studying planetary threats. As of September 2024, more than ...

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