YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

On Monday, Perplexity teased the launch of a new web browser called Comet, and interested users can now sign up to be among the first to access the upcoming agentic web browser. “Perplexity will be ...

Aravind Srinivas led Perplexity AI has confirmed that it will be launching a new browser called ‘Comet’ for providing agentic search experience. The company released a vague teaser video for ...

Bennu’s potential collision with Earth is a remote but unsettling possibility, according to a new study. Bennu is about 500 metres wide—taller than the Empire State Building and as wide as ...

Earth could face catastrophic consequences if hit by an asteroid similar to Bennu, according to new computer simulations. Scientists have determined that such an impact would dramatically alter our ...

Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a diameter the size of the 500-meter-wide Bennu. It’s not good. Why Bennu? Well ...

When an asteroid or comet is spotted, NASA and the European Space Agency ask ... Meanwhile, in a separate development, Reuters said that another near-Earth asteroid named Bennu is currently making its ...

(A view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu.) Credit: NASA/Erika Blumenfeld & Joseph Aebersold Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing ...

While the odds of Bennu impacting Earth may sound alarming, they're not entirely unexpected. "On average, medium-sized asteroids collide with Earth about every 100–200 thousand years.