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NASA’s Lucy mission is one step closer to launch as L’TES – the Lucy Thermal Emission Spectrometer – has been integrated into the spacecraft.

Japan's Hayabusa2 has dropped a capsule to the ground in the Australian Outback containing dust the spacecraft collected from asteroid Ryugu.

Scientists have confirmed that Near-Earth Object 2020 SO is a 1960’s-Era Centaur rocket booster.

Before NASA's Lucy mission can begin its long journey to the Trojan asteroids, a camera had to take a 1,500-mile journey.

OSIRIS-REx has successfully stowed its Sample Return Capsule filled with an abundant sample of asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx has successfully placed its sample collector head – filled with dust and debris from asteroid Bennu – into the Sample Return Capsule.

The next full Moon will be on the morning of Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, The Moon will appear full for about three days, making this a full Moon weekend.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is ready to perform an early stow on Tuesday, Oct. 27, of the large sample it collected from the surface of asteroid Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx mission team confirmed the spacecraft has collected more than enough material to meet one of its main mission requirements – acquiring at least 2 ounces (60 grams) of the asteroid’s surface material.

This series of images shows the OSIRIS-REX SamCam imager’s field of view as the spacecraft approaches and touches down on asteroid Bennu’s surface.

OSIRIS-REx unfurled its robotic arm, and in a first for NASA, briefly touched an asteroid to collect a sample.

OSIRIS-REx is working to collect a sample from asteroid Bennu and NASA also has several other asteroid missions coming up.

OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will take a sample of asteroid Bennu on October 20. Here are 10 things to know about Bennu.

NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission now knows much more about the material it’ll be collecting in just a few weeks.

The next full Moon will be on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2020. The Moon will appear full from Wednesday morning through Saturday morning.

In just a few weeks, OSIRIS-REx will descend to asteroid Bennu’s boulder-strewn surface to collect a sample.

The small asteroid will pass by Earth at a distance of about 13,000 miles (22,000 kilometers) on Thursday, Sept. 24.

It appears some pieces of asteroid Vesta ended up on asteroid Bennu, according to observations from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

A small satellite mission to study small “rubble pile” asteroids has received NASA approval to proceed to the next phase of development.

The asteroid, which is being studied by NASA's OSIRIS-REx, shows some surprising activity on its surface.

NASA’s first mission to explore the Trojan asteroids passed a critical milestone and is officially authorized to transition to its next phase.

An SUV-size space rock flew past Earth over the weekend – coming closer to Earth than any other known NEA.

The spacecraft is on track to touch asteroid Bennu's surface during its first sample collection attempt on Oct. 20.

Dawn spacecraft data answers two big questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres, and how long ago was it geologically active?

OSIRIS-REx is almost ready for touchdown on Bennu. On Aug. 11, the spacecraft will perform its “Matchpoint” rehearsal.