Hayabusa2 capsule returns with first-ever gas sample from deep space
Scientists in Japan have opened a capsule recently returned by Hayabusa2 after an incredibly challenging sample-collection mission in deep space.
Asteroid sample returned to Earth from Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft
A capsule containing a sample from a distant asteroid has been successfully returned to Earth and will soon be available for study.
NASA spacecraft successfully secures Bennu asteroid sample
NASA says it’s managed to secure a sample of gathered asteroid material after some of it started to leak through the collection head.
Global cooperation is key to spotting an asteroid headed for Earth
To find out more about how to identify and track asteroids approaching Earth, and how global cooperation can keep our planet safe, we spoke to an expert.
The Election Day asteroid is all hype
The Election Day asteroid isn’t end times. You may have seen headlines recently warning about an asteroid “zooming towards us” just before Election Day in November. But while the threats…