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

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.

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 ...

NASA’s OSIRIS‑REx and JAXA’s Hayabusa2 ... So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered sample. Retrieving this sample allowed scientists to examine ...

Usually, what springs to mind when you think of the world’s most expensive substances are gold, silver, and platinum. However, according to a study conducted by the BBC’s ‘Science Focus,’ the reality ...

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 ...

NASA Engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center ... which will fly to within a few miles of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu, map it for several months and then get close enough to extend ...

As you watch the night sky, streaks of light often flash for a moment, then disappear. These brilliant flashes—called ...