Scientists have unveiled three concepts for tiny spacecraft that could voyage from Earth to meet Apophis in April 2029.
Basically, they launched a spacecraft toward an asteroid that could very well be made entirely of metal, a composition that ...
If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is now in a holding pattern after a lengthy mission ...
Nasa scientists cheered as their spacecraft, Osiris-Rex, successfully touched down on Asteroid Bennu to collect rocks and dirt from the surface, to bring back to Earth. The meticulously planned ...
Got any plans for tonight? No? Well then you’re in luck, because NASA is just a few hours from intentionally smashing a probe into the minor planet Dimorphos as part of Double Asteroid ...
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If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has been steadily progressing since the spacecraft arrived ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover aerospace, astronomy and host The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. With last week’s successful launch of NASA’s mission to Psyche ...
A NASA experiment that sent a spacecraft slamming into the side of an asteroid may have sent debris flying into space, possibly into the path of Mars. The asteroid, named Dimorphos, was hit by ...
In 2022, NASA intentionally smashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft into a tiny asteroid called ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I’m a journalist specializing in the quirky side of science and space. The outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample collector after its return to ...
NASA’s NEOWISE has had a busy decade. Since its reactivated mission began on Dec. 13, 2013, the space telescope has discovered a once-in-a-lifetime comet, observed more than 3,000 near-Earth ...