NASA is sending a spacecraft to slam into the side of a tiny asteroid in 2022. The asteroid is part of a binary pair, and it just got a new name. The mission >>
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NASA gets up close and personal with space rock Bennu
NASA’s asteroid sampling OSIRIS-REx probe took a dive toward one of its sample collection sites and sent back a gorgeous image. The site is called Osprey, and it’s a backup for the probe >>
NASA’s asteroid probe is rehearsing for its most dangerous move yet
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is about to perform its most daring maneuver yet. In a rehearsal for the sample-gathering act planned for later this year, the spacecraft will carry out an exercise that >>
Ancient humans saw an asteroid apocalypse first-hand
An asteroid or comet completely wiped out the ancient human settlement of Abu Hureyra. The impact is likely part of a larger cosmic impact event that triggered the rapid cooling of Earth. The >>
Here are the places on asteroid Bennu where NASA might grab its sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe has been hanging around the space rock named Bennu for roughly a year now, and it’s observed some interesting things over the past 12 months. The primary goal of >>
NASA’s probe spots asteroid spewing chunks of itself into space
NASA started off the year strong with big news from its OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe. In early January, NASA celebrated the successful insertion of the probe in an orbit around the space rock known >>
NASA was forced to rename an asteroid because of Nazis
Earlier this year, NASA’s New Horizons probe visited a very special space rock. It was a momentous occasion, especially since the rock turned out to be two distinct objects that drifted together over >>
An asteroid as large as 2,000 feet across will speed past Earth later this month
A large space rock known to scientists as 481394 (2006 SF6) will make its closest approach to Earth in just a couple of weeks. NASA scientists believe it will pass our lively little >>
