KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Nearly 1,000 employees have accepted resignation offers, according to NASA late Thursday afternoon, according to the U.S. space agency.

Home > Computing A Revolutionary, Low-Cost Asteroid Mission Is Now in Danger From NASA Cutbacks NASA may miss an asteroid flyby that happens once every 7,500 years.

I call Bennu the “trickster asteroid” because it constantly surprised us and challenged us. The most surprising thing that directly impacted the mission is the rugged nature of Bennu’s surface.

An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines "Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment." ...

Science Space Solar System Deep space asteroid sample contains unexpected ingredient Planetary scientists likened it to 'finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice.’ Andrew Paul Jun 23, 2025 11:30 AM EDT ...

Astronomers say the odds of an asteroid hitting the moong have increased, and that may still impact Earth.

A NASA mission led by the University of Arizona is at risk of cancellation, putting groundbreaking asteroid research and millions in local funding in jeopardy.

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites ...

A sample from the asteroid Bennu, the subject of the 2016 OSIRIS-REx mission, and a “near-Earth asteroid,” has arrived at the Field Museum. Uncontaminated by the Earth’s atmosphere, this ...

An international team of scientists put the idea to the test thanks to mountains of data regarding OSIRIS-REx’s recent asteroid target Bennu.