Earth, asteroid

A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul ...
A massive asteroid, spanning more than two miles across, has just made its closest approach to Earth in decades - but its spectacle isn’t over yet. The asteroid, named (887) Alinda, will reach ...
Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...
Current data suggest that during its 2055 visit, the sun-circling asteroid will once again make a temporary and partial lap around Earth. The Associated Press Health and Science Department ...
From robotic expeditions to the moon to a new observatory in space to a rendezvous with an asteroid, 2025 promises to be packed with ambitious space exploration. NASA and commercial space ...