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

Captured from orbit by the probe’s NavCam imaging tools, the photos give us an even better look at the debris-littered surface of Bennu. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: $679 Apple Watch Ultra 2 ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

“Bennu contains many precursors to the building blocks of life ... Molecules can form in mirror images. Just like your left hand and right hand are mirror images of each other so certain molecules, ...

Trona forms similar needles in the Bennu samples, although thousands of times smaller. News media use of the photos in relation to the study is only permitted with attribution.

Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

Photo: Uwe Dettmar for Goethe University 4) In the lab (2): Dr. Sheri Singerling analyzing the TEM images of the material from Bennu. Photo: Uwe Dettmar for Goethe University Disclaimer ...

More:High resolution photos of asteroid materials revealed. How NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought Bennu sample back to Earth. The findings were reported in two journal articles on Wednesday.

However, Bennu, a 500-metre wide lump of rock, has been located by the boffins and their telescopes and they’ve given it a 1 in 2,700 (or 0.04 percent) chance of hitting Earth. While that may seem ...