NASA's OSIRIS-APEX mission, which was one of 19 designated to be canceled by the Trump administration, has been saved from ...

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In April 2029, Apophis is predicted by NASA to come within 32,000 kilometers (20,000 miles) of the Earth's surface. Closer ...

NASA has thrown a lifeline to scientists working on a mission to visit an asteroid that will make an unusually close flyby of ...

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

Our first attempt at shifting the orbit of an asteroid has provided crucial insight into how we could safely deflect a space rock that was hurtling towards Earth ...

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

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed. "It's very fascinating to see ...

According to a study conducted by University of Tokyo researchers, Ryugu maintained a "pristine record" of late water activity. By examining the lutetium and hafnium isotopes in their rock samples, ...

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.

Ryugu’s samples reveal that water activity on asteroids lasted far longer than scientists thought, possibly reshaping ...

Dante Lauretta, a professor of planetary science and cosmochemistry at the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab, is the principal investigator for the OSIRIS-REx mission, which is nearly in orbit around the ...