"Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?" ...

The study is one of several research papers included in SRL 's upcoming Special Focus section on the OSIRIS-REx Re-entry, a sample capsule from a mission to the near-Earth asteroid Bennu that ...

In a groundbreaking move, the FDA has approved a new UV light-based process for sanitizing raw milk — one that preserves its nutritional value. Developed by Tamarack Biotics, the technology ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Nearly 1,000 employees have accepted resignation offers, according to NASA late Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. space agency.

The US space agency confirmed that YS5 poses no threat to our planet – but at 120ft in diameter, similar in size to a 10-storey building, the asteroid is no small fry.

It's coming back for a gravity assist that will change its orbital orientation to align it with the orbit of the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx is a NASA-funded, UA-led mission that has sent a spacecraft to the asteroid Bennu. It will arrive Dec. 3, 2018. It is expected to return to Earth in 2023.

The researchers don’t speculate on how the night lizards managed to survive the asteroid impact, but their findings suggest that the factors that facilitated survival are more complicated than ...