Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth, a study has ...

Bennu, which comes closest to Earth every six years at a distance of 299,000 km, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with ...

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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

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Study foresees global 'impact winter' scenario; colder temperatures and less sunlight and rain seen; study did not calculate ...

Bennu is significantly smaller than the 6-mile-wide (10 km ... The dust plume would also deplete the ozone layer. "Severe ...

there would be a reduction of up to 20-30% in plant photosynthesis and a 32% depletion in the planet's ozone layer that protects against harmful solar ultraviolet radiation. The impact of a Bennu ...

If Bennu were to strike the ocean ... the study findings showed. The ozone layer could also deplete by as much as 32%, according to the study. And depending on where the strike occurred, the ...