Dangerous rocks may co-orbit with Venus, but new research suggests only a space-based mission can prove it.
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
The potentially hazardous asteroid is on its way for an uncomfortably close flyby of Earth in 2029.
Asteroid Kamo’oalewa, discovered in 2016, has puzzled astronomers with its unusual Earth-like orbit.
The space agency is hosting a workshop for low cost missions to study Apophis despite having two probes in storage that could fit the bill.
After months of struggling to get to the bulk of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample, the space agency has unveiled a treasure trove of ancient rocks and dust.
The space agency has been struggling with two pesky fasteners that, for months, stood in the way of the precious Bennu sample.
After discovering more than 200 near-Earth objects over the past 10 years, NEOWISE's remarkable record in infrared astronomy is sadly nearing its end.
The space agency is having to develop new tools to crack open the canister containing bits from asteroid Bennu.
The museum will unveil the first public display of the OSIRIS-REx mission samples on November 3.
Today's asteroid sample unveil came with a twist: NASA didn't open the canister due to excess exterior material, but scientists are amazed by early insights.
OSIRIS-REx's return from Bennu comes with a twist, as scientists face delays in disassembling the canister due to an abundance of material on the exterior.
Recovery specialists opened the lid of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample canister and discovered some extra bits of the asteroid on the avionics deck.
Over the weekend, the OSIRIS-REx probe successfully delivered rocky samples from asteroid Bennu, which could hold clues to the origins of life on Earth.
The probe will drop off surface samples from asteroid Bennu on Sunday morning, aiming for a parachute-assisted landing in the Utah desert.
The NASA spacecraft will return a sample from the distant asteroid to Earth on September 24.
Armed with this promising new tool, a cutting-edge observatory in Chile will sweep the cosmos for all sorts of transient objects.
The legendary rocker, who famously left academia to co-found Queen, will publish a guide to the asteroid Bennu later this week.
The asteroid sample return mission is scheduled to drop off pieces of a space rock in September.
A new asteroid deflection method would use the space rock's own regolith to alter its trajectory.
