Asteroid Bennu

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Asteroid Likely To Hit Earth; Details Revealed By NASA

Scientists from NASA stated that an asteroid named Bennu is likely to hit the Earth by 2135. Reportedly, the asteroid will be within 125,000 miles of the Earth, which is half the distance between Earth and Moon. “The area of devastation is going to be much, much broader than that, as much as 100 times the size of the crater,” said Lindley Johnson,  a planetary defense officer at Nasa.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 - 07:54 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Asteroid Bennu, NASA, Scientists, Earth, Asteroid

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Study Claims Asteroid Bennu is Hollow and Capable of Fitting Two Football Fields Inside

A new study by Colorado University has stated that the soft and crumbling surface of asteroid 'Bennu' is hollow beneath the surface. Interestingly, the void space is big enough to fit two football fields. Lead researcher Daniel Scheeres, while studying Bennu's gravity and material composition, observed the bits of rock escaping the asteroid and causing its constituents to scatter into space. Scheeres added that in a million years, this could… read-more

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 - 11:58 AM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: NASA, Asteroid Bennu, Osiris-Rex

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