Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

Bennu is a rubble pile asteroid entirely made up of fragments of boulders and dust particles ejected during the destruction of a much larger asteroid. It’s long been studied, most recently by NASA.

The Bennu samples contain 14 of the 20 amino acids that are essential for life on Earth to build proteins. Also found were ...

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

Large quantities of aerosols and gases released by the impact could ascend into the atmosphere, altering Earth’s climate with lingering effects, she said. If Bennu were to strike the ocean ...

The molecular composition of Bennu suggests it formed in the frigid outer reaches of the solar system where temperatures could dip to -400 degrees Fahrenheit. This allowed volatile gases like carbon ...