Knowledge
Mission knowledge library
Independently sourced records of real asteroid mission science. Each entry is limited to verified, publicly documented facts: a mission role and its official source, or a citation and its DOI. Nothing here is generated, inferred or reproduced beyond citation.
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Missions
- Lucy — NASA mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroidsLucy — NASA mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids is described on its official mission page.
- OSIRIS-REx — NASA sample-return mission to asteroid BennuOSIRIS-REx — NASA sample-return mission to asteroid Bennu is described on its official mission page.
- Hayabusa2 — JAXA sample-return mission to RyuguHayabusa2 — JAXA sample-return mission to Ryugu is described on its official mission page.
- DART — NASA Double Asteroid Redirection TestDART — NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test is described on its official mission page.
Catalogued objects
- (162173) Ryugu(162173) Ryugu is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (101955) Bennu(101955) Bennu is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (25143) Itokawa(25143) Itokawa is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (65803) Didymos(65803) Didymos is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (152830) Dinkinesh(152830) Dinkinesh is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (52246) Donaldjohanson(52246) Donaldjohanson is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
- (3548) Eurybates(3548) Eurybates is a small Solar System body catalogued in the NASA/JPL Small-Body Database.
Scientific concepts
Mission personnel
- Cathy OlkinDeputy Principal Investigator, NASA Lucy mission
- Heather EnosDeputy Principal Investigator, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission
- Kenneth GetzandannerFlight dynamics system manager, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission
- Beth BuckMission operations program manager, NASA OSIRIS-REx mission
- Junichiro KawaguchiProject manager, JAXA Hayabusa (MUSES-C) mission
- Sei-ichiro WatanabeProject scientist, JAXA Hayabusa2 mission
Publications
- Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids: Science GoalsThe Planetary Science Journal · 2021-08-24
- Pebbles and sand on asteroid (162173) Ryugu: In situ observation and particles returned to EarthScience · 2022-03-04
- Noble gases and nitrogen in samples of asteroid Ryugu record its volatile sources and recent surface evolutionScience · 2023-02-24
- Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) RyuguScience · 2023-02-24
- A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of RyuguNature Astronomy · 2022-12-19
- A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu's returned sampleNature Astronomy · 2022-08-15
- An evaporite sequence from ancient brine recorded in Bennu samplesNature · 2025-01-29
- Orbital period change of Dimorphos due to the DART kinetic impactNature · 2023-03-01
- Successful kinetic impact into an asteroid for planetary defenceNature · 2023-03-01
- Itokawa Dust Particles: A Direct Link Between S-Type Asteroids and Ordinary ChondritesScience · 2011-08-26
- Samples returned from the asteroid Ryugu are similar to Ivuna-type carbonaceous meteoritesScience · 2023-02-24