China's Tianwen-2 sample-return mission is well on its way to its target, an asteroid called Kamo'oalewa. The spacecraft left Earth in May 2025 and should return in late 2027 with samples of a space ...

Tianwen-2 asteroid orbit insertion at quasi-satellite Kamoʻoalewa is set for June 7, days away, after amateur radio teams in ...

Spanning around 410 feet in diameter, the asteroid is speeding towards our planet at around 30,200 miles per hour.

A study challenges the lunar origin of the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa and points to a different and surprising origin.

For decades, one of the biggest challenges of sending humans to Mars hasn’t just been getting there, it’s getting back.

An asteroid named 2023 BM4, comparable in size to a commercial airplane, is set to pass Earth on May 30, 2026, at a safe ...

Asteroid 2026 HW2 which is about 370 feet wide, will safely pass Earth on 29 May. This asteroid is approaching towards Earth ...

Asteroid 2026 HW2, approximately 370 feet wide, will closely approach Earth on May 29 at 4:30 PM IST, traveling at about ...

This shimmering satellite image from NASA's Landsat taken on December 21, 2024 shows tendrils of gold surrounding Ghana's ...

More than 36,000 near-Earth asteroids have been discovered, according to NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. The ...

Using an instrument called HiPERCAM, is attached to the Gran Telescopio Canarias in La Palma, Spain, a team of researchers ...

OSIRIS-REx launches from Cape Canaveral. Photo Courtesy United Launch Alliance JROMC NEWS RELEASE The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) is proud to announce its 53rd Annual Public ...