Countdown to Armageddon: NASA's Mission to Stop Bennu Asteroid Collision Nears End

NASA's seven-year mission to prevent a potential catastrophic collision between Earth and the massive asteroid Bennu is nearing its conclusion. Recent findings indicate a 1 in 2700 chance of Bennu hitting Earth in 2182. NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, which collected a historic sample from Bennu's surface in 2020, will return to Earth on September 24, 2023. The sample, weighing approximately 8.8 ounces, will provide valuable insights into the formation of our solar system and the origins of life on Earth.