NASA’s Psyche spacecraft halted thrusting due to a xenon pressure drop. Backup systems are ready, and mission progress ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson, collecting data and images of the second of its 11 ...

NASA is investigating a problem with the electric propulsion system on its Psyche asteroid spacecraft, but an agency official ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...

This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.

The upcoming flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its ... The encounter will take place 139 million miles ...

The Psyche spacecraft launched nearly two years ago and is currently on its way to rendezvous with a unique asteroid in an ...

The asteroid is located 139 million miles from Earth in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is named after the scientist who discovered the famous "Lucy" fossil. During the flyby ...

Traveling at a blistering 30,000 miles per hour (48,000 kilometers per hour), Lucy will perform a close flyby of the 4-kilometer ... which orbits between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid is named ...

An astronomer breaks down 3 key components that allow researchers to make groundbreaking discoveries — and decide when ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long ... on Sunday in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It's named for the paleontologist ...