New Scientist2d
The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...
Physics World1mon
Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
The 120 g of material came from the near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu, which OSIRIS-REx visited in 2020. The findings “bolster the hypothesis that asteroids like Bennu could have delivered the raw ...
PBS7d
Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Distant Asteroid
In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...
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Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years
"The immediate effects of a Bennu-sized asteroid impact would cause devastating ... at Pusan National University in South Korea, told Live Science in an email. "But large amounts of ejecta from ...
Daily Express26d
Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...
The Washington Post26d
Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
Overall, they write, a Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” reducing land photosynthesis by 36 percent and marine photosynthesis by 25 percent. That would in ...