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

Other federal science organizations haven't been spared, either — places like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

China has released the first picture sent by its Tianwen-2 mission spacecraft which launched on May 28. While on its way to ...

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NASA OSIRIS-REx sample collection event at Asteroid Bennu saw the spacecraft plunge its arm into the surface. Find out how ...

Dozens of NASA's missions to explore the cosmos could be in jeopardy under a budget proposal from the Trump administration.

NASA released more details about its proposed fiscal year 2026 budget May 30, canceling dozens of science missions and cutting thousands of jobs.

After leaving Earth, Tianwen-2 will reach Kamo‘oalewa by July 2026. This tiny, elongated asteroid likely spans no more than ...

Not long ago, the idea of mining in space sounded like something out of a sci-fi novel. But today, it’s a field that ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

China embarked on Thursday on its first mission to retrieve samples from a nearby asteroid, with the nighttime launch of its Tianwen-2 spacecraft, set to make the fast-growing space power the third ...

China’s Tianwen-2 mission has launched to explore an asteroid that may be a piece of the moon, as well as an active asteroid ...