Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

Analyses of rock and dust samples from the asteroid Bennu collected and brought to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft show the presence of abundant mineral salts and amino acids revealing unknown ...

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

A similar asteroid that arrived on Earth as a meteorite would ... The top image shows hydrated sodium carbonate salts highlighted in purple. The Bennu sample container. Credit: NASA "We're seeing ...

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

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

Scientists recently discovered that San Bernardino County's Searles Lake contains minerals found in outer space.

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...

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

Bennu is a potentially hazardous asteroid that has a 1-in-2,700 chance ... To avoid contamination, the sample container was taken to a clean room before being opened. The researchers behind ...

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from ... [+] a range of 15 miles. As wide as The Eiffel Tower is tall, the asteroid Bennu is a ...