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Study Maps 153- and 226-Day Round-Trip Paths Between Earth and Mars

The extreme energy needs push the solution toward nuclear thermal propulsion.

Apophis Will Sweep 20,000 Miles From Earth in 2029 Close Pass, NASA Says

Apophis Asteroid to Make Exceptionally Close, Safe Flyby of Earth in 2029

New Meteor Shower Traces to Asteroid Crumbling Near the Sun

Rubin Observatory Logs 11,000 New Asteroids in Early Data Sweep

OSIRIS-REx Sample Shows Bennu’s Water Flowed in Channels, Preserving Fragile Organics

Rubin Observatory Unveils 11,000 Newly Discovered Asteroids

Car-Sized Asteroid Set to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon Today

NASA Confirms One-Ton Meteor Over Houston as Debris Field Is Traced Across Northern Suburbs

Cracks in Bennu’s Boulders Solve OSIRIS‑REx Thermal Mystery

Hayabusa2 Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases

Agencies Confirm Daylight Meteor Over Northeast U.S. as Sonic Boom Jolts Cleveland

Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA and RNA Bases, Peer-Reviewed Study Finds

Hayabusa2’s Ryugu Samples Contain All Five DNA/RNA Bases

Study Confirms DART Nudged Asteroid Pair’s Orbit Around the Sun

2026 Delivers Three Friday the 13ths, With One Still Ahead

Study Confirms North Sea’s Silverpit Crater Was Made by an Asteroid, Triggering Ancient Mega-Tsunami

JWST Data Rules Out 2032 Lunar Impact by Asteroid 2024 YR4

Webb Data Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Safely Fly Past the Moon in 2032

DART Impact Measurably Nudged Asteroid Pair’s Orbit Around the Sun, Study Confirms