Will Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth

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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says

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.

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Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar system, and we need to be prepared for what could come. A first-of-its-kind study simulated the planet-wide damage that would be caused by Bennu’s unlikely impact,

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Asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? NASA's 2024 YR4 prediction explained and should we worry?

YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space Agency believe

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Bennu isn't likely to hit Earth - but if it did, here's what would happen

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission reached asteroid 101955 Bennu. Two years later, the spacecraft snagged a sample of its surface, ...

Scientists have predicted what would happen if Bennu were to collide with Earth.

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 ...

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Scientists Simulated Bennu Crashing to Earth in September 2182. It's Not Pretty.

Simulations of a potential impact by a hill-sized space rock event next century have revealed the rough ride humanity would ...

Asteroid Impact Modeling Reveals a Chilling Future – and a Surprising Ocean Rebound

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

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