Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...

YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission cost over $770 million for spacecraft development and assembly of its launch vehicle and returned just 122 grams of an asteroid sample in September 2023 — which was ...

Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...

In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).

the science team of OSIRIS-APEX will have to stand down. Crucial years of planning and coordination will be lost. We won’t learn as much and will be less prepared for future asteroid encounters.

A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...

The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...

The document builds on the academies' decadal survey, outlining recommended missions for NASA's next New Frontiers program.

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...