A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing ...

It was discovered two days later. Mr Chodas said scientists are poring over sky surveys from 2016, when predictions show the asteroid also ventured close. If scientists can find the space rock in ...

CAPE CANAVERAL: Asteroid samples fetched by Nasa hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.

Most of the $1 billion mission’s cache has been set aside for future analysis. Scientists stress more testing is needed to better understand the Bennu samples, as well as more asteroid and comet ...

Chodas said scientists are poring over sky surveys from 2016, when predictions show the asteroid also ventured close. If scientists can find the space rock in images from then, they should be able ...

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

The samples were taken from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu by the NASA mission OSIRIS-REx ... More:High resolution photos of asteroid materials revealed. How NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought ...