NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

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A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks dating back to the birth of our solar system to bring home.

A NASA probe orbiting an asteroid over 100 million miles from Earth will make a perilous attempt on Tuesday to snatch a sample from the celestial body’s rocky surface to bring home the space agency’s ...

New studies reveal how understanding asteroid spin patterns and identifying safe impact zones could help prevent catastrophic Earth impacts.

The Trump administration has proposed a number of major cost-saving measures in 2025, and NASA's budget for the 2026 financial year was no different. A Mars sample return mission may be lost, and the ...

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Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth closer than the orbits of geosynchronous satellites on April 13, 2029. As well as the ...

Companies are getting in on the ground floor of mining asteroids in space for precious minerals and important terrestrial ...

Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...

Liquid water on asteroids reshapes how we understand the early solar system. A group of scientists, including researchers ...