Asteroid Bennu's boulder-covered surface gives it protection against small meteoroid impacts, according to observations of craters by NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Ide… [+3353 chars]
Zoom/ Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have mapped the composition of asteroid Psyche, revealing a surface of metal, sand and rock. NASA Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the s… [+4481 chars]
The Perseverance rover has begun exploring a region that looks a little like Monument Valley in Arizona and Utah in the US, or perhaps like a set on an old sci-fi movie. The rock formations in this a… [+4534 chars]
An international collaboration of researchers has successfully reconstructed the genome of an E.coli from the remains of an Italian noble, mummified in the 16th century, a press release said. Esche… [+2912 chars]
NASA is preparing to explore and analyze an asteroid that could be the ancient core of an early planet. The Psyche spacecraft will launch later this year and perform a gravity assist around Mars in … [+3725 chars]
