Characterizing near-Earths asteroids (NEAs) is critical if we hope to eventually stop one from hitting us. But so far, missions…
Where did Earth's water come from? Comets may have brought some of it. Asteroids may have brought some. Icy planetesimals…
A recent study of samples from the asteroid Itokawa has revealed that "dry" asteroids may have delivered up to half…
On June 8, the 370-meter (about 1,300-ft.) asteroid 2014 HQ124 breezed by Earth at a distance of just 800,000 miles (1.3…
[/caption] In 2010, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa completed an exciting although nail-biting mission to the asteroid Itokawa, successfully returning samples…
[/caption] No news yet if there are specks of asteroid dust in the Haybusa sample return container. JAXA has decided…