From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

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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 ...

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

"This is four times more people than saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Think about what a world event this is going to be.

By the time the 1980s rolled around, science fiction had traded in its dusty space helmets and doomsday bunkers for something ...

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 ...

Have telescope, will travel, sometimes really far. The University of Virginia Occultation Group, astronomy undergraduates who observe and track asteroids and small planets, make most of their ...

On 13 April 2029, something extraordinary will unfold in the skies above Earth. An asteroid named 99942 Apophis — roughly the ...

GLASSBORO - Dr. Harold Connolly will wait seven years for his asteroid samples to return from space on a $1 billion mission. In the meantime, the bow-tied geologist and admitted geek, is building a ...