The mission could encounter the asteroid as early as 2028, but multiple launch windows have been identified. This mission could also conduct a sample return, complementing the Hayabusa 1 and 2 ...

The agency intentionally crashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid, nudging it just enough to change its trajectory. The mission gave the space agency a tool that could potentially be used to ...

Over a 12-year mission, Lucy is scheduled to visit a total of 11 asteroids across two swarms that are leading and trailing Jupiter. Still, every asteroid counts for this mission, and a new paper ...

"In many ways, Odin has become both a pioneer and a teacher — continuing its mission by informing our future endeavors, even in silence." The first-ever private asteroid mission appears to be ...

Beyond Odin, AstroForge is already eyeing an asteroid landing mission, dubbed Vestri, despite the major challenges with its current probe. "We have probably the best group of investors in the world.

Asteroid Retrieval Mission NASA's plan to retrieve an asteroid starts with a robotic mission to rendezvous with a 25-foot space rock in 2019 and place it in a capture bag. The asteroid would then ...

A privately-built spacecraft has embarked on an unprecedented deep space mission to scout out an asteroid's potential for mining. The probe, called Odin, was launched on a SpaceX rocket alongside ...

The first-ever private asteroid mission appears to be over, just a week or so after it left the ground. "The chance of talking with Odin is minimal, as at this point, the accuracy of its position ...