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The spacecraft discovered that asteroid Bennu could be active, consistently discharging particles into space.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission Explains Bennu's Mysterious Particle Events
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission is just days away from selecting the site where the spacecraft will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx in the Midst of Site Selection
NASA’s Lucy mission successfully completed its Critical Design Review on Oct. 18.
NASA's Lucy Mission Clears Critical Milestone
The next full Moon will be on Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2019, The Moon will appear full for about three days centered on this time, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.
October 2019: The Next Full Moon is the Hunter's Moon
Two relatively medium-sized asteroids will fly safely past Earth overnight Sept. 13-14 (Eastern U.S. time).
Two Asteroids to Safely Fly by Earth
After months grappling with the rugged reality of asteroid Bennu’s surface, the team leading NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission has selected four potential sites.
NASA Mission Selects Final Four Site Candidates for Asteroid Sample Return
Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet.
How Historic Jupiter Comet Impact Led to Planetary Defense
NASA has selected eight new research teams to collaborate on research into the intersection of space science and human space exploration as part of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI).
NASA Selects Teams to Study Our Moon, Mars' Moons, and More
NASA has selected three finalists among a dozen concepts for future small satellites.
Small Satellite Concept Finalists Target Moon, Mars and Beyond
After nearly 16 years of exploring the cosmos in infrared light, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope will be switched off permanently on Jan. 30, 2020.
How NASA's Spitzer Has Stayed Alive for So Long
Scientists have solved the mystery of how Ceres’ gigantic volcanic dome, Ahuna Mons, was formed.
Scientists Solve Mystery of Ceres' Lonely Mountain
DART – NASA’s first mission to demonstrate a planetary defense technique – will get one chance to hit its target, the small moonlet in the binary asteroid system Didymos.
NASA's First Planetary Defense Technology Demonstration to Collide with Asteroid in 2022
On April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will cruise harmlessly by Earth at distance of about 19,000 miles (31,000 kilometers). Scientists are already planning observations and science opportunities for the event.
Scientists Planning Now for Asteroid Flyby a Decade Away
Next week at the 2019 Planetary Defense Conference, NASA’s PDCO and other U.S. agencies and space science institutions, along with international partners, will participate in a “tabletop exercise” that will play out a realistic—but fictional—scenario for an asteroid on an impact trajectory with Earth.
NASA, FEMA, International Partners Plan Asteroid Impact Exercise
Five years of data have significantly advanced scientists' knowledge of asteroids and comets in our solar system, as well as the stars and galaxies beyond.
NEOWISE Celebrates Five Years of Asteroid Data
The Space Foundation presented NASA's Dawn mission with the 2019 John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration.
NASA's Dawn Mission Honored by Space Foundation
A small asteroid has been caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing off material.
Hubble Watches Spun-Up Asteroid Coming Apart
Bennu has revealed itself to be more rugged than expected, challenging the mission team to alter its flight and sample collection plans, due to the rough terrain.
NASA Mission Reveals Asteroid Has Big Surprises
Just as dust gathers in corners and along bookshelves in our homes, dust piles up in space too. But when the dust settles in the solar system, it’s often in rings.
What Scientists Found After Sifting Through Dust in the Solar System
Whether you're doing it for the nerd cred or the pie, this week on #10Things, we've got all the ways you can celebrate #PiDay with NASA.
10 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day with NASA on March 14
Using insights from the Dawn mission, scientists pursue clues to Ceres’ secrets by simulating its conditions on Earth.
Do-It-Yourself Dwarf Planet: Exploring Ceres in Labs
By looking at the Moon, the most complete and accessible chronicle of the asteroid collisions that carved our young solar system, a group of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth’s history.
NASA's Moon Data Sheds Light on Earth's Asteroid Impact History
On December 31, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft entered into orbit around the asteroid Bennu, and made Bennu the smallest object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Enters Close Orbit Around Bennu, Breaking Record
The asteroid will fly safely past Earth on Saturday, Dec. 22, at a distance of about 1.8 million miles (2.9 million kilometers).
Holiday Asteroid Imaged with NASA Radar
Recently analyzed data from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has revealed water locked inside the clays that make up its scientific target, the asteroid Bennu.
NASA's Newly Arrived OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Already Discovers Water on Asteroid