Medicine & TechnologyThe telescope aids NASA in the detection of near-Earth objects (NEOs), which are asteroids and comets that pass within 30 million miles of Earth's orbit.
Researchers recently discovered carbon-rich water in what's described as an ancient meteorite, playing a vital role in the solar system's early evolution and formation.
NASA's Psyche Mission achieved a key milestone with the arrival of a key component at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ahead of the asteroid-targeted spacecraft's targeted August 2022 launch.
NASA scientists have verified that an asteroid traveling through space at around 77,000mph will safely pass Earth this week. The asteroid poses no danger to our safety.
Several years after science experts discovered what was considered the oldest crater made by a meteorite on Earth, another team found it is actually the outcome of normal geological processes.
The dinosaurs were not in decline at the time the fateful asteroid hit, a new study has found which said the ancient beasts could still dominate the planet today had the space rock missed.
Since 2016, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has been observing asteroid Bennu and discovered organic materials on the surface. This week, the spacecraft will attempt the first mission of its kind - to collect samples from an asteroid's surface.
Recent studies offer new insights on the materials present on the asteroid Bennu, days before the NASA OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to land on it on October 20.
An "asteroid" that is expected to be caught in the Earth's gravity and become its mini-moon is actually an old rocket from a past mission, according to NASA's asteroid expert.
A new study has revealed that the 73-billion-kilogram asteroid Bennu might explode in a million years or less as it continues to spin at a faster rate.