Bennu is a medium-sized asteroid. According to NASA, Bennu is about one-third of a mile (half a kilometer) wide at its equator. That's far smaller than the six-mile (10-kilometer) wide behemoth ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

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NASA has recently increased the odds that asteroid YR4, a "city-killer" rock, could strike Earth in 2032. The space agency now estimates the chances of a collision at 1-in-38, or ...

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New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

Jim Free, associate administrator at NASA, is set to retire on Feb. 22 after three decades of service.

NASA develops asteroid defense initiatives to detect and deflect threats, ensuring Earth is prepared for potential ...

REx mission found minerals on asteroid Bennu that match California’s Searles Lake, offering clues about ancient water, ...