Higher but Still Slim Odds of Asteroid Bennu Slamming Earth

The asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft in an undated image. NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—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.

But don’t be alarmed: Scientists reported Wednesday that the odds are still quite low that Bennu will hit us in the next century.