NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

Asteroid 2025 PM is around the size of three Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaurs. The asteroid won't hit the Earth, according to NASA calculations, and even if it did... life finds a way.

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 ...

There are 10 major NASA facilities, including the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. October 4, 1957 - The Soviets launch Sputnik 1, the world’s first artificial ...

Observations of a young star offer a glimpse of the high-temperature conditions that shaped rock formation in the early Solar System.

The Spaceline® constellation development tool empowers teams to quickly plot and test tailored space systems Ascending Node Technologies (ANT), the leading developer of collaborative mission ...

Meteorites, or “shooting stars,” offer affordable insights into space. Vatican astronomers study CI meteorites, revealing ...

Br. Guy Consolmagno presents on CI meteorites in Australia. These ancient space rocks offer clues about asteroids and the ...

Its size earned the asteroid the nickname “city killer” since it could cause severe damage to a city or region if it struck Earth. 2024 YR4 is the temporary name given to the rock.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks and preview what's coming in 2029.

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.