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Bennu Asteroid Impact: Modeling Global Consequences and Ecosystem Response

A new study published in Science Advances models the effects of a Bennu-sized asteroid impacting Earth, predicting a multi-year global winter, significant ecosystem disruption, and potential long-term implications for human populations and food security, with a 1 in 2,700 chance of such an impact oc...

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Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Clues to Life's Origins

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission successfully retrieved a sample from asteroid Bennu, which analysis revealed contains amino acids, DNA components, salts, and previously unknown minerals crucial to life, suggesting asteroids played a significant role in delivering life's building blocks to Earth.

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Asteroid Bennu Collision: Modeling Global Impact Winter and Unexpected Ocean Bloom

A new study in Science Advances models the potential global effects of an asteroid Bennu collision with Earth in 2182, predicting a multi-year "impact winter" with reduced rainfall and global cooling, alongside unexpected ocean plankton blooms.

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Bennu Samples Reveal Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life's Building Blocks

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission returned 122 grams of samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing the presence of amino acids, nitrogen, and sodium-rich salts, providing strong evidence that asteroids could have delivered life's building blocks to Earth.

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