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

NASA’s Lucy mission is about to fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson, a strange, elongated rock in the main belt. While this ...

A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...

Much of what scientists know about the early Solar System comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and ...

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered ... atmosphere with those that successfully reach the surface as meteorites, we can pinpoint which asteroids ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Lucy mission is preparing to survey the next target in its epic 4-billion-mile, 12-year, 11-asteroid tour. On April 20, 2025, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly past ...

Only 30%-50% of the remaining objects survive the atmospheric passage and become meteorites. The debris pieces whose orbits bring them closer to the Sun tend to be significantly more durable, making ...

During next month's flyby, Lucy will collect data on the asteroid's shape, surface geology and cratering ... skywatching events and more! Bennu and Ryugu are two asteroids that spacecraft have ...