NASA Tracking Car-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
‘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 ...
Sunset on the moon seen in spectacular images taken by Blue Ghost lander
While making the deliveries, the Blue Ghost lander experienced one lunar day. During the course of that day, it captured ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
If we wanted to perform a repeat of NASA's DART mission ... A launch in December 2028 could bring a spacecraft to the asteroid with enough fuel left over to rendezvous with it and attempt a landing, ...
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5 Space Missions to Watch in April 2025: Polar Orbits, Space Weather and NASA’s Lucy
TBD: ULA’s Vulcan launches U.S. space force missions. April could also see United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur ...
In the Pinball World of Asteroids, a Mudball Meteorite Avoided Collisions
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
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Athena lunar lander declared dead after landing sideways
NASA officials said before the landing that they knew some of these ... Two of them — NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer and AstroForge’s asteroid-chasing Odin — are in jeopardy.
Firefly’s picture-perfect Moon landing shows the way for lunar exploration
The lunar lander, called Blue Ghost, settled onto the Moon's surface at 2:34 am CST (3:34 am EST; 08:34 UTC). A few dozen ...
Private Lunar Lander May Have Fallen Over While Touching Down Near the Moon's South Pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have ...
Private Lunar Lander Blue Ghost Aces Moon Touchdown With Special Delivery for NASA
The Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome.
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NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth
Languages: English and Italian. NASA is tracking a bus-sized asteroid that will be zooming past the Earth today at a speed of nearly 28,028 miles per hour. The space rock, known as "2025 FO6," is ...