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

The current mission timeline aims to put NASA’s craft into orbit around the asteroid in late July 2029. At that point the actual mission will begin: two years of photo taking, surface mapping, and ...

Spread the loveFor decades, Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, was considered a dry and dusty world. But recent ...

SpaceX launched the European Space Agency's Hera mission on Monday to provide scientists with tools to prevent catastrophic ...

For decades, the disappearance of dinosaurs has been tied to the Chicxulub asteroid, whose crater lies partly beneath ...

The Taurid asteroids, also known as the Taurid swarm, are a group is asteroids hypothesized to be leftovers chunks from the ...

NASA plans for a Mars mission in the 2030s. While there are several reasons for pursuing such a mission, the biggest is scientific discovery.

We usually think we have to smash particles together at close to the speed of light or observe remote corners of the universe ...

Blue boulders have been seen on the surface of Mars in a vast crater believed to have been created by an asteroid.

Hera will be beginning a two-year journey past Mars and out to the asteroid belt where it will help us understand how to ...

The news was a relief for Fitzsimmons and the entire Hera team.

The hyperspectral camera ASPECT, developed by VTT, is on board the European Space Agency’s (ESA) space mission, Hera, to test the deflection technology of potentially hazardous asteroids.