NASA says asteroid Bennu classified as 'potentially hazardous' can hit Earth, Science News |
Bennu, located over 100 million miles from Earth and whose acorn-shaped body formed in the early days of our solar system, could hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists say. Asteroids are among the leftover debris from the solar system's formation some 4.5 billion years ago. Bennu, located over 100 million miles from Earth and whose acorn-shaped body formed in the early days of our solar system, could hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists say.NASA researchers have said that asteroid Bennu, which is classified as a potentially hazardous object, has a chance of hitting the Earth.
NASA researchers have said that asteroid Bennu, which is classified as a potentially hazardous object, has a chance of hitting the Earth. Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA | Deccan Herald OSIRIS-REx, a NASA spacecraft, spent two years near Bennu, an asteroid that is about 1,650 feet (500 meters) wide, observing its size, shape, mass andAn asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, Lindley Johnson, who works as a planetary defense officer at Nasa, said that the size of the crater will be 10 to 20 times the size of the object.Īsteroid the size of Empire State Building may hit Earth, in the 2100s: Report - Hindustan TimesĪn asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the Moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet in the coming centuries is very slight, scientists said Wednesday. Lindley Johnson, who works as a planetary defense officer at Nasa, said that the size of the crater will be 10 to 20 times the size of the object.It will not lead to an extinction event but the devastation could be enormous. It will not lead to an extinction event but the devastation could be enormous. OSIRIS-REx Sheds Light on Hazardous Asteroid Bennu NASA GoddardĪsteroid Bennu, as big as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit Earth - Details inside - Scientists have also reassured that though the event will not lead to extinction, the devastation it brings could be colossal.Asteroid Bennu, as big as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit Earth - Details inside - Scientists have also reassured that though the event will not lead to extinction, the devastation it brings could be colossal.Īsteroid Bennu, as big as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit Earth - Details inside.NASA says asteroid Bennu classified as `potentially hazardous` can hit Earth WION.Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA Deccan Herald.Asteroid the size of Empire State Building may hit Earth, in the 2100s: Report Hindustan Times.Asteroid Bennu, as big as the Empire State Building in New York, could hit Earth - Details inside DNA India.