Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
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Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon
The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which ...
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope to explore what happened right after the Big Bang
NASA is preparing to launch a megaphone-shaped observatory on a mission to better understand what happened immediately after ...
NASA's EZIE is launching to study magnetic fingerprints of Earth's aurora
High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow ...
California’s Sea Level Projections May Be Way Off—Thanks to Sinking Land
Analysis by experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicates a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors are ...
The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.
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Close Encounter? NASA Made a Massive Change To The Probability Of A Near-Earth Asteroid
After jumping to 3.2%, NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely ...
NASA's Europa Clipper uses Mars to go the distance
NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist—a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a ...
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NASA Awards SpaceX Planetary Defense Mission Launch Contract
NASA has awarded SpaceX a $100 million fixed-price contract for the launch of the agency’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor, an ...