NASA’s Psyche mission, which aims to explore the metal-rich asteroid Psyche, has hit a snag on its journey. As reported in a ...

In a blog post published last week, NASA revealed that the mission team noted a drop in fuel pressure of Psyche's propulsion ...

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft halted thrusting due to a xenon pressure drop. Backup systems are ready, and mission progress ...

Vesta’s classification has vexed astronomers for decades, but a recent study is forcing planetary scientists to reevaluate its internal structure.

The director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is leaving after three years on the job and will be replaced by a longtime ...

NASA’s Psyche mission to a $10,000 quadrillion metal asteroid hit a snag with thrust loss, but backup systems offer hope to ...

If you missed Earth's ' mini Moon ' last year, chances are you might be able to spot another asteroid today. The space rock ...

An alternate explanation that fits the evidence is that Vesta was once part of a planet – but which planet that might been ...

The asteroid Vesta could be a huge chunk of planet that was blasted off its parent world and sent spinning into space in the aftermath of a titanic collision four-and-a-half billion years ago.

NASA has just pulled off a groundbreaking achievement that feels straight out of science fiction. A laser message from space has traveled a staggering 16 million kilometers, setting the stage for a ...