Scientists have launched a months-long global observation campaign of an asteroid, to help pave the way for an ambitious NASA sample-return mission to the space rock. Every six years, the asteroid ...

New results from OSIRIS-REx, NASA's first asteroid sample return mission, reveals why some gray asteroids reflect light at different wavelengths, like red or blue, more strongly. How these asteroids ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spent two years observing the asteroid Bennu before it collected a ...

From astronauts circling the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration. Governments and private companies alike are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA has secured the necessary funding for the OSIRIS-APEX mission, which would see the ...

NASA is struggling to open a capsule containing precious asteroid samples from the OSIRIS-REx mission. Luckily, there is plenty of material to study on the outside of the container. When you purchase ...

TOKYO - The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa asteroid sample return mission will officially begin its return to Earth April 25, but it faces an uncertain journey with only one ...

A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane Tedeschi Initially, your entire group was responsible for selecting the landing site. Ultimately, you ...