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

Originally named 1999 RQ36, it was renamed in 2013. Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. The reports explains how such a collision would launch 400 ...

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 ...

NASA's watchful eye on the skies has recently spotted asteroid Bennu, a celestial body with a slim chance of impacting Earth. According to a study published in Science Advances, Bennu's odds of ...

Collected from Bennu, a space rock shaped like a spinning top ... But how these molecules formed—and if they stuck around—remains a mystery. The team also detected high amounts of ammonia and ...