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NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moonNASA's Lucy spacecraft has found a hidden asteroid "moon" swirling around the larger main belt asteroid Dinkinesh, affectionately known as Dinky.
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NASA reveals 1st sample collected from potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu to public — and it may contain the seeds of lifeThe sample from the asteroid Bennu, collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission, was unveiled at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
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A chunk of the moon appears to be orbiting near Earth, new study suggestsThe asteroid Kamo'oalewa may have been ejected by a massive impact on Earth's moon, a new simulation has revealed.
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NASA is locked out of its OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample because of 2 faulty fastenersNASA is struggling to open a capsule containing precious asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx mission. Luckily, there is plenty of material to study on the outside of the container.
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Psyche: Everything you need to know about NASA's mission to a huge metallic asteroidLaunched on Oct. 13, 2023, the NASA mission to visit the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche aims to find crucial clues about the formation of our solar system's planets.
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NASA finally reveals 1st sample from potentially-hazardous asteroid Bennu — and it may contain the seeds of lifeAfter a years-long mission to collect and retrieve rock samples from the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, NASA has revealed its initial findings — and perhaps a clue to life’s origins on Earth.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule returns to Earth with a sample from the 'potentially hazardous' asteroid BennuA capsule containing 2 ounces of rocky material from the "potentially hazardous" asteroid Bennu has landed safely in the Utah desert after a seven-year mission in space.
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Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs allowed flowers to thrive in a post-apocalyptic worldScientists have discovered flowering plants were largely unscathed by the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event 66 million years ago, allowing them to take advantage of the new, dinosaur-free planet.
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Science news this week: A giant gator and a wobbly asteroidSept. 17, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
