Asteroid Bennu, the near-Earth Asteroid that poses a potential threat to Earth in the future.

Asteroid Bennu might strike Earth. Will the rock sample prove useful in preventing a collision?

Eliza Dean
October 16, 2023

Scientists have predicted that Asteroid Bennu, which passes by Earth every six years in its orbit, has a 1 in 2700 chance of striking Earth in 2182.  Bennu has been on NASA’s radar for 25 years,...

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