NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's name has been changed to OSIRIS-APEX for its new mission to asteroid Apophis. See its journey to the asteroid in this orbit animation. Credit: NASA's Scientific ...

Only the hardy carbon-rich asteroids make it to Earth, after surviving the Sun’s heat and the fiery burnup that occurs when ...

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.

Only 30%-50% of the remaining objects survive the atmospheric passage and become meteorites. The debris pieces whose orbits bring them closer to the Sun tend to be significantly more durable, making ...

Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites - ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge ...

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

a database keeping track of over 600,000 asteroids. NASA has proven that successful extraction of materials from asteroids is possible; this was most recently seen with the promising results of its ...

"Data indicates that it could be quite elongated and a slow rotator, possibly due to thermal torques that have slowed its spin over time ... by NASA's OSIRIS-REx and JAXA's Hayabusa2 missions.

A mission will deliver rock and soil from Mars to laboratories on Earth in the 2030s. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is led by Nasa ...

OTES was on the Osiris Rex mission which analyzed the far away ... community for the many impactful contributions he made over the years including starting magic clubs for kids and adults ...

Nasa says there is a small chance a recently spotted asteroid could collide with the Moon. Studying it can inform our understanding of the Earth's past and our future.