Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists have a much greater understanding of the near-Earth asteroid, its upcoming ...

Scientists plan to methodically examine samples from NASA's first asteroid mission, OSIRIS-REx, to figure out how our solar system formed.

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Bennu, scientists expected a gentle landing. Instead, the ...

A pristine asteroid sample that could serve as a time capsule from the early days of our solar system has finally been revealed. The rocks and dust contain water and a large amount of carbon, said ...

NEW YORK -- An asteroid NASA's been tracking for nearly 25 years could impact Earth in the future, a new report reveals. First discovered in 1999, Bennu, the near-Earth asteroid, could possibly drift ...

A startling discovery has reignited one of science’s oldest questions: where did life truly begin? Researchers analyzing a ...

Scientists studying samples from the asteroid Bennu have found that it contains a remarkable mix of materials — some of which formed long before the sun even existed. "It's very fascinating to see ...

NASA says an asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is heading toward Earth. But don't worry, it's not expected to arrive until the year 2182 and there's only a .05% chance it will hit our ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

LONDON (APTN/CBS Newspath/WKRC) - Scientists have discovered particles older than our solar system in a sample from the asteroid Bennu, brought back to Earth by NASA's OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft. The ...

A new book tells the story of the mastermind who directed NASA’s daring OSIRIS-REx mission Diane Tedeschi Initially, your entire group was responsible for selecting the landing site. Ultimately, you ...