Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is ...
A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission cost over $770 million for spacecraft development and assembly of its launch vehicle and returned just 122 grams of an asteroid sample in September 2023 — which was ...
In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had gone from around 1.2 percent (one-in-83) to 2.3 percent (one-in-43).
Many biological molecules are chiral, meaning they exist in two forms that are mirror images of each other, like left and ...
Two stories under the Physics Building, the particle accelerator in Purdue's PRIME Labs produces data that researchers have ...
A spacecraft's sample return capsule was detected entering the Earth's atmosphere using acoustic sensors by a team of ...
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...
The asteroid Bennu has been at the centre of scientific discussions recently, especially after researchers analysed surface samples collected by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission. While much of the ...
The document builds on the academies' decadal survey, outlining recommended missions for NASA's next New Frontiers program.