Officially designated 101955 Bennu, the space rock was selected as a destination of NASA's first ever asteroid sample collection mission, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, ...

"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the ...

Bennu was discovered in 1999 and is believed to be part of a larger asteroid that collided with another space rock. It’s about one-third of a mile wide and is roughly the height of the Empire ...

Bennu samples contain objects resembling chondrules, but not exact matches. These "chondrule-like objects" suggest asteroids are more diverse than meteorites show. Some Bennu objects have features ...

Among them, the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a surprising reservoir of a mineral called magnesium phosphate. These bright-white particles sprinkled in a sea of Bennu's dark rocks ...

A space rock is making big news this weekend. And it could make even bigger news next century. Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid Bennu, the subject of NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission that's set ...

Most of the rocks nabbed from Bennu are still unseen, however, because they're locked inside the TAGSAM device, which researchers have to take apart methodically.

The Bennu rocks are the most precious space souvenirs NASA has obtained since the Apollo moon rocks, gathered between 1969 and 1972. The museum team was especially surprised to find traces of ...

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Bennu’s rocks formed 4.5 billion years ago on a larger parent asteroid. That asteroid was wet and muddy. Under the surface, pockets of water perhaps only a few feet across were evaporating, ...

Although classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid, Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a mid-sized space rock of its kind could do.