REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...

Earth could face catastrophic consequences if hit by an asteroid similar to Bennu, according to new computer simulations.

Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...

NASA has revealed which countries could be hit if a “city killer” asteroid strikes Earth with a map of the risk corridor. Scientists have slashed the odds of a collision between ...

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

The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every ...

A terrifying interactive map reveals just how much of major UK cities would be flattened by the impact of the 'city killer' ...

Asteroid Bennu wasn’t what NASA expected. Instead of a smooth surface for sample collection, OSIRIS-REx encountered a chaotic ...

Researchers predict that a collision with the asteroid Bennu would plunge Earth into a year's long 'impact winter'.

If you were able to instantly (and safely) transport Bennu from space to the surface of Earth, it would collapse into a giant heap. Thus, Bennu is often referred to as a 'rubble pile' asteroid.

However, surface visualizations are difficult to generate and most common visualization techniques rely on unnecessary interpolation which limits the fidelity of the resulting maps. Furthermore, it is ...

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