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Bennu isn't likely to hit Earth - but if it did, here's what would happen
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, ...
Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth
Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...
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Building Blocks Of Life Found On Asteroid Bennu
Early analysis of asteroid samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the residue of an icy brine, and a soup of amino acids ...
Scientists predict devastation if asteroid Bennu strikes Earth in 2182
The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...
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Another Strain Of Bird Flu Discovered In California
Experts stressed that the new strain did not itself appear to be an immediate human threat. But the rise of a new strain is troubling and points to the risk of a viral phenomenon known as ...
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
The study "Climatic and ecological responses to Bennu-type asteroid collisions" was published in the journal Science Advances on Feb. 5. Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest ...
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Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen
That sample is now helping scientists determine quite a few things about Bennu and its fellow asteroids. So far, we’ve learned that it is a “rubble pile”-type asteroid rather than a solid ...