December 15, 2020 Scientists thrilled with asteroid treasure returned by Japanese spacecraft Japanese scientists found black material from asteroid Ryugu inside… Read More
December 5, 2020 Japanese capsule carrying asteroid rocks lands in Australia after six-year mission Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa spacecraft releasing it… Read More
December 5, 2020 Live coverage: Hayabusa 2 set to return asteroid samples to Earth Live coverage of the return of Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission to… Read More
December 5, 2020 Japanese asteroid sampling mission on course for return to Earth Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its… Read More
December 1, 2020 Arecibo Observatory collapses as scientists lament loss of deep space radar The instrument platform of the Arecibo Observatory — seen… Read More
November 2, 2020 Scientists release new view from OSIRIS-REx’s asteroid smash and grab This view from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s navigation camera… Read More
October 29, 2020 Asteroid samples sealed in OSIRIS-REx return capsule A camera aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft showed the mission’s… Read More
October 28, 2020 OSIRIS-REx begins stowing asteroid sample into return capsule These images from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft were taken… Read More
October 23, 2020 OSIRIS-REx overflows with asteroid samples after bagging bounty from Bennu Captured by the spacecraft’s SamCam camera on Oct. 22, 2020, this… Read More
October 21, 2020 Scientists thrilled with first look at asteroid sampler in action The first images beamed back to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx… Read More
October 20, 2020 NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lands on asteroid in bid to collect samples Artist’s illustration of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching… Read More
October 20, 2020 Live coverage: OSIRIS-REx descending toward asteroid Bennu for sampling run Live coverage of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to collect a sample… Read More
October 20, 2020 How OSIRIS-REx will snag a sample from asteroid Bennu This diagram illustrates the major events planned during OSIRIS-REx’s… Read More
October 19, 2020 After four-year journey, NASA spacecraft ready to touch an asteroid EDITOR’S NOTE: All times are “Earth Received Time”… Read More
August 13, 2020 NASA asteroid explorer aces final rehearsal before sampling run NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft moved within about 131 feet,… Read More
July 16, 2020 Asteroid samples aboard Japanese probe on track for return to Earth in December Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft releasing its… Read More
April 29, 2020 Scientists optimistic planetary probes won’t face coronavirus launch delays Artist’s concept of the Lucy spacecraft flying by Trojan asteroids.… Read More
April 15, 2020 OSIRIS-REx spacecraft carries out first of two rehearsals before sampling asteroid This artist’s concept shows the trajectory and configuration of… Read More