Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 ...
Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare ...
Scientists Find Giant Organic Molecules on Mars as Old as Life on Earth
A team of scientists just discovered the longest organic molecules yet seen on Mars, the fourth planet from the Sun and and a ...
Dodging Doomsday: NASA’s $1.4 billion telescope will hunt city-killing asteroids, prevent Earth’s next big bang
Surveyor, a $1.4-billion infrared telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth.
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Some asteroids get multiple chances to hit Earth
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
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Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL
The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor is a $1.4-billion infrared telescope with a single mission: to hunt asteroids and comets that could pose a danger to Earth. Astronomers have already identified ...