Recent research on Ryugu asteroid samples shows cometary organic matter was transported to Earth’s vicinity, offering insights into how life’s building blocks might have been…
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A view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. The dust and rocks were poured into the trays from the top…
Aubrite meteorite from asteroid 2024 BX1, photographed at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin by Laura Kranich, a Freie Universität MSc student and member of the…
A stadium-sized asteroid, designated 2008 OS7, will make its closest approach to Earth today. It will pass by at a distance of approximately 1,770,000 miles,…
An international study reveals that certain organic compounds (PAHs) found in the Ryugu asteroid and Murchison meteorite likely originated in the cold areas of space.…
Veteran asteroid hunter Sárneczky’s discovery of an incoming asteroid led to a coordinated global response, culminating in the successful observation of the asteroid 2024 BX1’s…
NASA’s Lucy mission is the first spacecraft launched to explore the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter. Credit: NASA’s…
The Scout system’s prediction of asteroid 2024 BX1’s impact over Germany highlights the effectiveness of NASA’s planetary defense capabilities. Detected just 95 minutes before entering…
OSIRIS REx curation team attempting to remove the two stuck fasteners that are currently prohibiting the complete opening of the TAGSAM head. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz…
A recent study reveals that icy celestial body micrometeorites may have brought nitrogen to Earth’s orbit in the solar system’s early days, contributing potentially to…
OSIRIS-REx, now OSIRIS-APEX, is on a mission to study asteroid Apophis, utilizing its close approach to Earth in 2029. After successfully returning a sample from…
This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite, now named Selam, as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance…
Dartmouth scientists used an innovative computer model to suggest that volcanic activity, rather than an asteroid impact, was the primary cause of the mass extinction…
Scientists have been creating superheavy elements and believe elements with around 164 protons might be stable. Determining their density is crucial, with asteroids being potential…
NASA is not engaged in asteroid mining; instead, it is focused on fundamental scientific research missions, such as the Psyche mission, which will investigate the…
The Chicxulub impact, believed to have caused the mass extinction 66 million years ago, may have resulted in a 15°C global cooling, primarily due to…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the…
In this artist’s visualization, the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed ‘Sedna,’ is shown where it resides at the outer edges of the known solar system.…
These stereoscopic images are a pair of close-ups of ancient asteroid Bennu material retrieved by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission and delivered to Earth on September 24,…
NASA’s Psyche mission will explore the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, believed to be the remnants of an early planet’s core. By investigating its composition and properties,…