NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...

NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft. Credit: NASA How Were Bits Of Asteroid Ryugu ...

A Japanese probe flew 400 meters (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever ...

In July, she had the opportunity to return twice to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Sagamihara, Japan, where ...

A rare meteorite that crashed through a New Jersey roof contains evidence of ancient salty fluids, organic compounds, and ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) has achieved the world’s first successful laser ranging during an asteroid ...

A space rock that tore through a New Jersey roof has turned out to be far more than an astronomical curiosity. Sealed inside ...

Sugars are crucial components of RNA and DNA, the basis of all known organisms alive today. In a new study, the sugar erythrulose was detected in a gas- and dust-filled cloud near the center of our Mi ...

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned spectacular images of a near-Earth asteroid following a super-close flyby on July 5, but heated debate was needed before teams signed off on the daring attempt.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that the Hayabusa2 spacecraft performed the world's first laser ranging during an asteroid flyby.

Traces of ancient saline solutions, organic compounds and amino acids have been found in a meteorite that broke through the roof of a house in the US state of New Jersey. This was reported in the ...

Amino acids and other "pre-biotic" molecules were spotted in a meteorite that crashed into a New Jersey home in 2024.