Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

In May 2021, OSIRIS-REx began its journey back to Earth carrying dust from Bennu - a rubble-pile asteroid older than Earth itself. When the capsule was opened in 2023, scientists were stunned by ...

A University of Tokyo team achieved the feat with an AI-based rock identification tool that was fed information on rocks on ...

Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...

A new study suggests Bennu may have formed beyond Saturn’s ... and a temple that shakes': Lepakshi’s secrets defy modern science 50 Earths worth of solids? New study says gas giants form ...

"We can hardly wait for the flyby because, as of now, Donaldjohanson's characteristics appear very distinct from Bennu and Ryugu ... The Planetary Science Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/adb4f4 ...

Bennu was selected because there is a small chance it could ... Its current areas of focus are education; the arts; and science. Through its grants, the Foundation hopes to improve the prospects of ...

TN17 is estimated to be around 540 feet in diameter, which is greater than the height of the Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (449 feet).

The effect of a “Bennu”-sized asteroid impact In this latest study, published in Science Advances, the researchers simulated the effect of a “Bennu”-sized asteroid impact. Bennu is a so-called ...