When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. AstroForge's Odin asteroid probe, the box-shaped spaceraft at center right, is seen after launch ...

On Dec. 13, 2012, a Chinese spacecraft flew by the asteroid Toutatis. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] ...

Asteroid Bennu was expected to be relatively smooth and easy to sample. When OSIRIS-REx arrived, it found a surface covered ...

On Thursday night, a Japanese spacecraft will try to fire a bullet at a giant rock in space. If it succeeds, it could help advance understanding of how our planet formed in the early solar system. M ...

"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will aim to land on the asteroid and begin extraction." When you purchase ...

On December 6, 2020, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped off pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu in the Australian outback, becoming the world’s second asteroid sample return mission, after the first ...

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A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane Tedeschi Initially, your entire group was responsible for selecting the landing site. Ultimately, you ...

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If you’re looking to the stars for a little respite from the doom and gloom, you might be looking in the wrong place. Chances are increasing that a large asteroid, dubbed YR4, will strike Earth in ...