Rock and dust samples brought back from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu contain organic matter, including amino acids and all five DNA and RNA bases, as well as salts that formed early in the history of ...

Now it’s 1-in-1,750 through the year 2300. The single most menacing day is Sept. 24, 2182. Bennu will have a close encounter with Earth in 2135 when it passes within half the distance of the moon.

Because of its regular close approaches, Bennu is considered a near-Earth object (NEO). It’s not expected to smash into our planet anytime soon, but there is about a 0.057 per cent chance of a ...

Before Osiris-Rex arrived on the scene, scientists put the odds of Bennu hitting Earth through the year 2200 at 1-in-2,700. Now it's 1-in-1,750 through the year 2300. The single most menacing day is ...