Astrophysicist (and Queen Guitarist) Brian May to Co-Author Asteroid Atlas

The legendary rocker, who famously left academia to co-found Queen, will publish a guide to the asteroid Bennu later this week.

NASA Transports Mock Asteroid Sample as It Prepares for OSIRIS-REx Return

The asteroid sample return mission is scheduled to drop off pieces of a space rock in September.

Contamination Prevention Is Key as NASA Preps for Incoming Asteroid Samples

The returning OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is scheduled to return samples from asteroid Bennu in September, but NASA is already running rehearsals to get it right.

Samples From Asteroid Suggest Space Rocks Brought Ingredients for Life to Earth

The Hayabusa2 mission to Ryugu found organic molecules on the asteroid, new research describes.

NASA’s Earth-Bound Asteroid Probe Successfully Performs First Course Correction Maneuver

OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to drop off samples of asteroid Bennu's surface in less than a year.

Walking on Asteroid Bennu Would Be Like Stepping Into a Ball Pit, NASA Says

The asteroid could've swallowed the OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft, according to a new study.

Asteroid Samples Brought to Earth Contain Key Molecules for Life

They're the first organic molecules recovered from an asteroid in space. The Hayabusa2 mission visited asteroid Ryugu from 2018 to 2019.

NASA’s Upgraded Impact Monitoring System Could Prevent an Asteroid Apocalypse

The newly deployed system can calculate impact odds as low as a few chances in 10 million.

NASA Refines Threat Posed by Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Bennu

The 1,640-foot-wide object could collide with Earth in 161 years, but the odds remain exceptionally low.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Is Racing Back to Earth With a Scoop of Asteroid

Goodbye, Asteroid Bennu, It’s Been Real

New Images Show Asteroid Bennu Spewing Bits of Itself Into Space