The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...

Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

A group of researchers based in South Korea drew up scenarios indicating how Earth’s climate and life on our planet would be affected by the impact of a medium-sized asteroid like Bennu.

Of the thousands of space rocks whizzing through the solar system, there is one that has astronomers more worried than any other. Astronomers predict that the 500-metre-wide asteroid Bennu has a ...

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...

An asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles wide hit off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula 66 million years ... with an eye ...

If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the ... in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to hit the planet. Given the small but not impossible chance of Bennu ...