Latest about Asteroid & Comet Missions
Asteroid struck by NASA's DART probe to be radar-scanned with Hera mission
The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission will test next-gen laser communications in space
NASA plans on testing an innovative new way to communicate with deep space probes, and step one depends on the success of the Psyche mission.
NASA's Psyche mission to metal asteroid undergoes vital testing for October launch
With the completion of a comprehensive flight software test campaign, NASA engineers are "counting down the days" as the metal-rich-asteroid-bound Psyche probe nears its October launch date.
Asteroid sample incoming: OSIRIS-REx team preps for September landing of Bennu bits
Recovery teams are gearing up for the Sept. 24 landing of OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample in the Utah desert.
NASA shelves Janus asteroid mission after launch delay
NASA has put its Janus asteroid mission on ice after a launch delay made the twin probes' target systems inaccessible.
NASA's Psyche asteroid probe on track for October launch after 1-year delay
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission is on track to hit its new launch target of October 2023, a year later than originally planned, an independent review has found.
UAE to land a probe on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter in 2034
The United Arab Emirates just provided new details about its planned asteroid mission, which will visit seven different space rocks — and land on one of them.
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 2023 on its way to become the first probe to visit the Trojan asteroids that orbit Jupiter.
