Experts on what could happen if Asteroid Bennu strikes Earth and triggers ‘global catastrophe’
The asteroid, named Bennu, passes close to Earth every six years. It is listed as one of NASA’s “potentially hazardous ...
Physics World1h
Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...
There's a 1.9% chance a big asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Scientists say don't worry about it
Look at it this way — there's almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...
The Inter-Mountain2h
WVU scientists ‘not losing sleep’ about asteroid
An asteroid spotted in late December 2024 caught astronomers’ eyes and simulations to determine possible orbits indicate the object could strike Earth in 2032, but West Virginia University researchers ...
WCCB9h
New NASA observations show a small chance of a large asteroid impacting Earth in 2032
New NASA observations show a near-Earth asteroid with more than a 1% chance of impacting Earth in seven years.
Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
KTSA11h
A massive asteroid has a chance to hit Earth. Here’s what to know.
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one ...
New NASA imagery shows a large asteroid could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting ...
Hosted on MSN13h
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 ...
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 ...