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

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites—ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through Earth's atmosphere. Among meteorites, one ...

Now a different group has looked at its orbital past, suggesting a likely place of origin: the middle of the main asteroid ...

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

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

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

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’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.