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Jan 4, 2019
A NASA spacecraft is orbiting a tiny asteroid, and that’s a big deal
It’s not easy to just cozy up to a rock barely longer than the Empire State Building.
Dec 19, 2018
Meet Farout, the new most distant member of our solar system
It's the farthest object we've ever spotted in our neighborhood.
Dec 4, 2018
Megapixels: Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoom in on its asteroid target
After a long trip, OSIRIS-REx gets down to business.
Nov 9, 2018
The origins of Earth’s water are a big mystery—but we may have one more piece of the puzzle
An old theory gets a new assist from the sun.
Oct 12, 2018
What’s the difference between a comet and an asteroid?
They both orbit the sun, but they're very different.
Oct 5, 2018
This toaster-sized asteroid rover accomplished more in 17 hours than you will in your life
MASCOT had one job, and it did great!
Sep 28, 2018
Watch a movie made by a robot—on the surface of an asteroid
Hayabusa-2's rovers are still hopping around Ryugu.
Sep 24, 2018
Megapixels: A rover snaps a pic as it hops along the surface of an asteroid
Japan landed two spacecraft on the surface of Ryugu.
