Tantalizing clues in 4-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu samples could reveal particular molecular formations that some ...

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

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our ...

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early ...

"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our solar system." ...

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 ...

A University of Tokyo team achieved the feat with an AI-based rock identification tool that was fed information on rocks on ...

NASA has proven that successful extraction of materials from asteroids is possible; this was most recently seen with the promising results of its OSIRIS-REx mission, which retrieved samples containing ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx set out to collect a pristine sample from asteroid Bennu, a cosmic time capsule that may hold clues to the origins of life in our solar system. But the journey was anything but easy.