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The solar sailing CubeSat is one of several payloads hitching a ride on Artemis I, the first integrated flight of NASA's SLS and the Orion spacecraft.

NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis I

NASA Solar Sail Asteroid Mission Readies for Launch on Artemis I

Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system.

Picturing Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt

Picturing Our Solar System's Asteroid Belt

NASA approved the Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope to move to the next phase of mission development after a successful review.

NASA Approves Asteroid Hunting Space Telescope to Continue Development

NASA Approves Asteroid Hunting Space Telescope to Continue Development

The Lucy spacecraft undergoes integration and testing at the Lockheed Martin cleanroom in Denver Colorado.

NASA's Lucy in the Cleanroom

NASA's Lucy in the Cleanroom

After nearly five years in space, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with rocks and dust collected from asteroid Bennu.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Heads for Earth with Asteroid Sample

NASA's first asteroid sample return mission begins a two-year cruise home on May 10, 2021.

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

NASA Invites Public, Media to Watch Asteroid Mission Begin Return to Earth

Nayi Castro serves as OSIRIS-REx mission operations manager or "MOM” for short. She shares her thoughts on OSIRIS-REx leaving Bennu.

OSIRIS-REx 'MOM' Says Goodbye to an Asteroid

OSIRIS-REx 'MOM' Says Goodbye to an Asteroid

Members of NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office will participate in a “tabletop exercise” to simulate an asteroid impact scenario.

NASA to Participate in Tabletop Exercise Simulating Asteroid Impact

NASA to Participate in Tabletop Exercise Simulating Asteroid Impact

Without searching for these asteroid companions before launch, Lucy runs the risk of encountering an unexpected binary pair.

Hide and Seek – How NASA's Lucy Mission Team Discovered Eurybates' Satellite

Hide and Seek – How NASA's Lucy Mission Team Discovered Eurybates' Satellite

New images taken during OSIRIS-REx's final flyover on April 7, 2021, reveal the aftermath of the spacecraft's historic encounter with the asteroid.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Asteroid Bennu

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Leaves its Mark on Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx completed its last flyover of Bennu on April 7 and is now slowly drifting away from the asteroid;

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Completes Final Tour of Asteroid Bennu

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Completes Final Tour of Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing of both solar panels.

NASA's Lucy Stretches Its Wings in Successful Solar Panel Deployment Test

NASA's Lucy Stretches Its Wings in Successful Solar Panel Deployment Test

OSIRIS-REx will get one last close encounter with Bennu as it performs a final flyover to capture images of the asteroid’s surface.

NASA OSIRIS-REx's Final Asteroid Observation Run

NASA OSIRIS-REx's Final Asteroid Observation Run

Set to launch next year, the agency’s Psyche spacecraft will explore a metal-rich asteroid in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

NASA Begins Final Assembly of Spacecraft Destined for Asteroid Psyche

NASA Begins Final Assembly of Spacecraft Destined for Asteroid Psyche

The near-Earth object was thought to pose a slight risk of impacting Earth in 2068, but now radar observations have ruled that out.

NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100-Plus Years

NASA Analysis: Earth Is Safe From Asteroid Apophis for 100-Plus Years

Seen here in late 2020, the Lucy spacecraft is lifted back to its dolly as the Lockheed Martin team in Denver, Colorado, continues production.

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Gets a Lift

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Gets a Lift

The interplanetary interloper won’t come closer than 1.25 million miles to Earth, but it will present a valuable scientific opportunity for astronomers.

Asteroid 2001 FO32 Will Safely Pass by Earth March 21

Asteroid 2001 FO32 Will Safely Pass by Earth March 21

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10 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day with NASA on March 14

10 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day with NASA on March 14

A wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way.

Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids

Comet Makes a Pit Stop Near Jupiter's Asteroids

As astronomers discovered asteroids hiding in Jupiter’s Lagrange points, they began referring to them as “Trojan asteroids.”

How Were the Trojan Asteroids Discovered and Named?

How Were the Trojan Asteroids Discovered and Named?

The next full Moon will be early Saturday morning, Feb. 27 at 3:17 AM EST. The Moon will appear full from Thursday night through Sunday morning.

The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, and Hunger Moon

The Next Full Moon is the Snow, Storm, and Hunger Moon

JPL's lucky peanuts are an unofficial tradition at big mission events.

What Are NASA's Lucky Peanuts?

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DART will still arrive at Didymos within a few days of the originally scheduled impact date of Sept. 30, 2022.

DART Launch Moves to Secondary Window

DART Launch Moves to Secondary Window