The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size could do.

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Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...

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

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Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ... of the Solar System—beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

Feb. 2 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink satellites, this time from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from pad 4E at 3:02 p.m. PST Saturday. About eight ...

Scientists found that asteroid Bennu contained a set of salty mineral deposits that formed in an exact sequence when a brine evaporated, leaving clues about the type of water that flowed billions of ...

It formed in the outer solar system, beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Despite its great distance from the sun, Bennu’s parent body remained warm because it contained radioactive elements. Glavin and his ...