asteroids

This image shows the asteroid Dinkinesh and its satellite as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI)

NASA’s Lucy Mission Discovers ‘Puzzling’ Binary Moonlet Orbiting Asteroid DinkineshNovember 13, 2023

This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI), one of the most detailed images returned by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby of the asteroid binary.

NASA’s Lucy Soars Past First Asteroid Target, Discovers It’s Not Alone!November 3, 2023

Samples from asterois Bennu on the OSIRIS-REx science canister at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Researchers Can’t Pry Lid Off Capsule Carrying Samples From Asteroid BennuOctober 26, 2023

Artist's concept of an asteroid near Earth.

This Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually A Chunk Of The MoonOctober 25, 2023

Deep inside rocky planets like Earth, the behavior of iron can greatly affect the properties of molten rock materials: properties that influenced how Earth formed and evolved

‘Akin To A Time Machine’: Scientists Unlock Earth’s Deepest Secrets Via Molten RockOctober 24, 2023

NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Sets Off on a Groundbreaking Mission to a Metal-Rich AsteroidOctober 16, 2023

Close-up shot of canister carrying samples from asteroid Bennu.

Mysterious ‘Black Dust’ Forces NASA To Halt Examination Of Asteroid Bennu SampleSeptember 27, 2023

The sample return capsule from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is seen shortly after touching down in the desert.

‘World Series Moment’: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Brings Asteroid Bennu Sample to EarthSeptember 25, 2023

This illustration depicts asteroid Phaethon being heated by the Sun.

Cosmic Phenomena

3200 Phaethon: The Tale Of A Tail On A Very Peculiar AsteroidApril 25, 2023

Mars

Mars Experienced ‘Mega-Tsunami’ After Asteroid Slammed Into It 3 Billion Years AgoDecember 1, 2022