Scientists analyzing samples from asteroid Bennu have discovered sugars, mysterious space polymers, and dust from exploded ...

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists' biggest questions about the formation of the early solar ...

NASA's Perseverance rover discovers shiny metallic rock on Mars that could be a meteorite from an ancient asteroid, ...

Bennu is a primitive rock. It has remained mostly unchanged since the birth of our solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. On September 24, 2023, dust and mineral samples were hauled to Earth by ...

An essential amino acid that is mistakenly believed to cause drowsiness after eating turkey has been found in an asteroid for the first time, giving scientists clues to the origin of life on Earth.

From its first detection using an instrument designed in part by teams based in the Bay, to follow-up orbit analysis ...

Asteroid 2025 VP1 is hurtling through space at more than 18,300 miles per hour, the space agency has reported.

The spacecraft, bound for a metallic asteroid, turned to snap a striking image of our home planet from 180 million miles away. NASA's Psyche spacecraft, which is headed toward a big and bizarre metal ...

An asteroid named YR4 is on a potential collision course with the moon, with NASA estimating a 4% chance of impact in 2032.

NASA scientists were baffled after uncovering a rock on Mars that didn’t belong there — with a composition pointing to ...

These images mark an early milestone in the mission, confirming that OSIRIS-APEX is healthy and on course for its 2029 ...