In 2135, the asteroid Bennu will approach Earth closely. Despite the fact that at that moment the object was most likely
Using modern computer models, scientistswere able to significantly reduce Bennu's range of intended motion. It turned out that the overall probability of a collision during the year 2300 is approximately 0.057%.
The researchers were also able to identify the most dangerousday —September 24, 2182—is the only date when an asteroid could potentially come close to the Earth and cause any harm to it: the probability of this is about 0.037%.
Despite the fact that the likelihood of Bennu colliding with Earth is very low, it remains one of the two most dangerous known asteroids in the solar system. The second object is 1950 DA.
Bennu was studied using OSIRIS-REx:he spent more than two years very close to the asteroid, collecting information about the size, shape, mass, speed. The device also collected samples of rock and dust that will fall to Earth on September 24, 2023 for further study.
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