This September, the agency is scheduled to launch a robotic spacecraft, OSIRIS-REx, which will fly to within a few miles of a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu ... landing location for a rover.

Three Tucson scientists are featured in "Planetary Defenders," a new NASA documentary that premieres Wednesday about the ...

So, the OSIRIS‑REx mission ventured to the asteroid Bennu to retrieve an unaltered sample. Retrieving this sample allowed scientists to examine the asteroid’s composition in detail. Similarly, ...

In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ... the Size and Location of Sub-Neptunes ...

Apr. 16, 2025 — Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar ...

The Gun Van isn’t actually shown on the map unless you go near it or subscribe to GTA+ – but we know its location. On April 17, the Gun Van can be found near Lester’s Warehouse in Murrieta ...

These rubble remnants in their pristine forms make up a rocky world — the Asteroid Belt— in the vast expanse between Mars and Jupiter. These millions of asteroids are of varying sizes and circle the ...