Asteroid Ryugu appears to contain all the necessary ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth. In June 2019, a Japanese spacecraft called Hayabusa2 touched down on Ryugu, a ...

The asteroid Apophis will fly very close to Earth in the spring of 2029. Several probes are scheduled to land on it during this period.

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases—the molecular "letters" of life—have been detected in samples from the asteroid Ryugu.

Its rockets may have only reached orbit twice so far and its lunar lander is still many years out from getting anywhere near ...

Bad Idea Comics' Full June 2026 solicits launch Tankers Vs Ancient Aliens #1, as well as more Megalith, The Hab and Hank Howard ...

This image taken from video shows a suspected meteor falling through the sky in the greate ...

NASA’s study of Bennu reveals why its rocky surface behaves like sand. The answer lies in cracks deep inside its boulders.

Researchers are still studying samples of Ryugu collected by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency from its Hayabusa2 mission. After the first papers focused on the composition ...

Schematic of a proposed space mining setup that literally bags asteroids. Credit: TransAstra. The aerospace industry has a new, highly ambitious (some might say crazy) plan for securing off-world ...

Tiny bits of asteroid Bennu that landed in Houston are doing a lot more than sitting in a display case. Scientists at NASA’s ...

Two landers from a private US company will be part of an armada to asteroid Apophis when it flies past Earth in 2029. Apophis ...

These X-ray computed tomography (XCT) scans released on March 17, 2026, give us a glimpse inside asteroid Bennu. They show ...