The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to ...
Three more papers on the samples brought back from asteroid Bennu reveal the place contains the building blocks of DNA and ...
In 2029, the asteroid Apophis will skim past Earth closer than many communication satellites, turning a once-feared impact ...
Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...
Scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid located not too far from Earth continue to find clues as to how life ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft recently captured images of Earth and the moon as it performed a gravity-assist flyby to continue its journey toward the near-Earth asteroid Apophis. The images were ...
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One of the most elegant theories about the origins of life on our planet is that it was kick-started by a delivery from outer space. This idea suggests that prebiotic molecules—the building blocks of ...
What can the close flyby of the asteroid 99942 Adophis to Earth in 2029 teach scientists about the interiors of asteroids and other planetary bodies? This is what a recent study published in The ...
These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 encounter with Apophis. NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new ...
Astronomers have just logged the 40,000th near-Earth asteroid, a major marker in humanity’s effort to keep track of the rocks that pass close to our planet. These objects range from a few yards across ...
Asteroid 2022 RD2 is a near-Earth object that could become a temporary moon, then later a potential crash risk for the planet later this century. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration Scientists ...