NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Buck’s presentation will include the initial analysis of the material that was returned to Earth 17 months ago and highlight the exciting scientific discoveries ...

The space rock now has a one-in-360 chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, down from its peak of a one-in-32 chance. While it's looking likely that asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely fly by Earth, ...

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 ...

The range of possibilities has decreased from the previous image because of the additional data gathered. Credit: NASA JPL/CNEOS Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which once had ...

YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...

World News. Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause World News. Elon Musk announces rescue mission for Starliner astronauts ...

Bennu’s potential collision with Earth is a remote but unsettling possibility, according to a new study. Bennu is about 500 metres wide—taller than the Empire State Building and as wide as ...

After asteroid 2024 YR4 first flew into view of NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in December 2024 ...

Chances are increasing that a large asteroid, dubbed YR4, will strike Earth in 2032, possibly resulting in large-scale ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni appeared via video at CPAC on Saturday (February 22), where she praised Vice President ...