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DART Mission Bennu Psyche Vesta Ceres Apophis Binary Asteroids Planetary Defense Hera Probe Ryugu Asteroid Disruption Lunar Origin Asteroid 99942 Apophis Asteroid Belts Impact Rates Bennu, Ryugu, and Polana Asteroid Psyche OSIRIS-REx Mission C-type Asteroids Impact Events Ganymede Meteorite Impacts Asteroid Rings

Bennu Samples Tie Asteroid Color Differences to Surface Exposure Age

Analyses of OSIRIS-REx material let scientists read asteroid spectra as a record of surface exposure age.

OSIRIS-REx Samples Show Bennu’s Presolar Stardust, Interstellar Organics, and Faster-Than-Expected Weathering

LICIACube Images Show 16 Million-Kilogram DART Ejecta That Drove Dimorphos’ Deflection

Psyche Spacecraft Snaps Distant Earth–Moon Portrait During Instrument Checkout

JWST Spectra Tie Bennu and Ryugu to Polana Asteroid Family, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

Astronomers Capture Earliest Stage of Planet Formation Around HOPS-315

DART Ejecta Analysis Reveals Boulder Clusters Could Tilt Dimorphos’s Orbit

Astronomers Solicit Observations to Confirm Possible First Impact on Saturn

NASA Confirms Uneven Lunar Interior with New Gravity Map

NASA Study Reveals Asteroid Vesta Lacks a Core, Redefining Its Identity

Ceres Revealed as Former Ocean World with Ice-Rich Crust

Study Suggests Earth Once Had Rings 466 Million Years Ago

Earth May Have Had Rings 466 Million Years Ago

Asteroid Impact 20 Times Larger Than Dino-Killer Tilted Ganymede's Axis

NASA's DART Mission May Create First Human-Made Meteor Shower

Asteroid Deflection Mission Debris Could Reach Earth and Mars

Webb Telescope Reveals Hydrated Minerals on Asteroid Psyche

Hydroxyl Molecules Detected on Asteroid Psyche

NASA's DART Mission Unveils New Insights on Asteroid System

NASA's DART Mission Yields Crucial Insights on Asteroid Deflection