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.

If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years. ... Medium-size asteroids such as Bennu collide with Earth about every 100,000 to 200,000 years, ...

While Bennu’s current chance of impact is only 1 in 2,700 (0.04%), researchers at Pusan National ... Scientists estimate that asteroids similar in size to Bennu strike Earth every 100,000 to ...

Medium-size asteroids have diameters of between 300 meters — about 984 feet — and one kilometer, or just over half a mile. One of them, Bennu , has a 1-in-2,700 chance of colliding with Earth ...

Asteroid Bennu, the size of the Empire State Building, has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2182, potentially triggering climate shifts, ocean changes, and global crises.

Unlike the Chicxulub asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a collision with Bennu wouldn't necessarily trigger a mass extinction event. Asteroids the size of Bennu are believed to hit Earth every ...

If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years. ... Medium-size asteroids such as Bennu collide with Earth about every 100,000 to 200,000 years, ...

Medium-size asteroids such as Bennu collide with Earth about every 100,000 to 200,000 years, ... “The abrupt impact winter would provide unfavorable climate conditions for plants to grow, ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial global damage, even though it’s a fraction ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, the space rock could cause substantial ...