" The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought."

There is also a pragmatic reason to visit Ryugu. NASA researchers have identified it as a potentially hazardous asteroid, which means its orbit comes close enough to Earth to create a non-negligible chance of collision. While the risk is _...Read More_

>"An asteroid the size of a jumbo jet will have a close encounter with Earth today (Sept. 1), zooming past our planet at about one-third the average distance to the _...Read More_

>"The asteroid won't be officially named until NASA confirms its orbit."