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Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous
Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022.
A car-sized asteroid is heading toward Earth for a flyby later tonight: Here's what you need to know
The asteroid will make a close approach to Earth just three days following its discovery.
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
Ryugu asteroid sample contains all five key components of DNA, scientists find
A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
Good news for the moon: Famous asteroid 2024 YR4 won't smash into it in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed our lunar companion is safe for now from an asteroid impact.
Can a nonprofit help protect Earth from dangerous asteroids? How the B612 Foundation has taken on the challenge
For nearly a quarter-century, the nonprofit B612 Foundation has helped scientists track dangerous asteroids and educated the public about the threats space rocks pose to Earth.
Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found
The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.
