NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...

NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Space around the Sun contains far more than planets. Scattered through it are smaller bodies made of rock, metal, ice and dust. These objects move on .

The discovery is based on previous Curiosity findings revealed since 2018 about basic organics found on Mars though the ...

While the technology still needs significant work, a new analysis of meteorites points to valuable targets in the solar ...

A UA-led telescope atop of Mount Graham has captured the first glimpse of an asteroid-bound spacecraft since its launch in September 2016. The Large Binocular Telescope Observatory, an international ...

The universe might have far more amino acids lying around than we realized, which gives life itself far more chances to begin.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to employees at the Ames Research Center as part of his visits to all the agency’s field centers. Credit: X @NASAAdmin WASHINGTON — After losing about 20% of ...

Boeing's Starliner undocks from the International Space Station at the conclusion of the Crew Flight Test mission. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — As NASA prepares to launch a new crew to the International ...

NASA plans an on-pad repair of the fuel leak that derailed an overnight dress rehearsal countdown for the agency's huge Artemis II rocket. The agency then plans a second fueling test before making ...

"We are giving our crews the tools to capture special moments for their families and share inspiring images and video with the world," Jared Isaacman said in a post on X. The new guidelines from NASA ...