Two giant asteroids speeding towards Earth today, NASA warns; will they hit Earth?
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is closely monitoring two asteroids expected to pass Earth on 3 October 2024.
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Immerse Yourself in the 'Hyperwall,' NASA's New Visual Showcase of a Changing Earth
Astronomer Carl Sagan famously wrote that humanity has a responsibility to “preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only ...
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Hurricane Milton forces NASA, SpaceX to delay Crew-8 astronauts' return to Earth
Crew-8 launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 3, lofting a Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Matthew ...
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft ...
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NASA Reveals 'Vast Ring of Hot Plasma' Around Earth
High-resolution image of the million-degree hot plasma halo encircling Earth captured by NASA’s JENI instrument. The white ...
Powerful solar flare is headed towards Earth, Nasa says
A powerful solar flare has been hurled out of the Sun, and could cause disruption on Earth. The flare comes amid increasing ...
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The Smithsonian and NASA Unveil Earth Information Center
Today marks the debut of a collaborative exhibit between NASA and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: the ...
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NASA officially switches off a scientific instrument 12.8 billion miles from Earth
NASA has officially switched off one of the scientific instruments aboard a spacecraft that has been sending data back to ...
NASA laser-based data transmission demonstrates serviceable internet 290 million miles from Earth
In late July, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) transmitted laser data across 290 million miles from the Psyche ...
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Space and Astronomy
The rock, studied by NASA’s Perseverance rover, has been closely analyzed by scientists on Earth who say that nonmicrobial processes could also explain its features. SpaceX employees are working ...
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Spacecraft Dispatched to Asteroid That NASA Slammed in Previous Save-the-Earth Test
The European Space Agency’s Hera spacecraft has embarked on a two-year mission to study a small asteroid previously impacted ...
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Powerful solar flare is headed towards Earth, Nasa says
Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. A powerful solar flare has been hurled out of the Sun, and could cause disruption on Earth. The flare comes amid increasing solar activity that has ...