In a groundbreaking discovery, a NASA probe has uncovered an intriguing structure inside an asteroid, shedding light on the composition and history of these celestial bodies. This revelation could ...

Smithsonian researchers analyzed fragments of the near-Earth asteroid and discovered water-rich clays that hint at a distant origin Jack Tamisiea A view of the outside of the OSIRIS-REx sample ...

OSIRIS-Rex arrived at Asteroid Bennu expecting a smooth, forgiving surface ideal for sample collection. Instead, the ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed. Taken together, the findings, ...