Bennu

101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999.

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NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Space photo of the day for Aug. 29, 2025

Planetary scientist decodes clues in Bennu’s surface composition to make sense of far-flung asteroids - EurekAlert!

It's Official: Asteroids Ryugu and Bennu Are Siblings

Ancient solar system crash may explain Bennu and Ryugu’s origin

Spectral analysis suggests asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of Polana family

SwRI study supports theory that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of the Polana family - EurekAlert!

The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

What would happen if Bennu hit Earth? "Dai and her team turned to computer simulations. The results didn’t paint a rosy picture, even if humanity would (probably) survive it."

What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?

Scientists Simulated Bennu Crashing to Earth in September 2182. It's Not Pretty.

Dust from asteroid Bennu shows: Building blocks of life and possible habitats were widespread in our solar system - EurekAlert

Life’s building blocks in Bennu samples - EurekAlert

Muestra de la NASA del asteroide Bennu revela un ‘caldo’ con los ingredientes de la vida

Traces of ancient brine discovered on the asteroid Bennu contain minerals crucial to life - EurekAlert

Life’s ingredients have been found in samples from asteroid Bennu

A Year With Bennu: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Reveals Intriguing Clues to Origin of Life on Earth

Asteroid Sample Surprise: Bennu Holds the Solar System’s “Original Ingredients”

A sample from asteroid Bennu contains organic compounds usually found at midocean ridges on Earth, suggesting Bennu may have been part of an ancient ocean world

Phosphate in NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample suggests space rock Bennu hails from an ocean world