NASA, Earth and asteroid

NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a global network of telescopes funded by NASA to find Earth-threatening objects — spotted the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
NASA Tracking Truck-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be some 26 feet across.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Could It Hit Earth in 2032? NASA’s Urgent Response!
A newly discovered 100-meter-wide asteroid, 2024 YR4, has triggered a global defense plan for the first time in history! With a 1.3% chance of impact in 2032, NASA and the European Space Agency are closely monitoring its trajectory.
Asteroid placed at top of NASA risk list with chance it could hit Earth in 2032
The newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 is thought to be large enough to wipe out a city and has triggered global defence plans
Scientists track massive asteroid with rare 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered 100-meter-wide asteroid has triggered Earth's planetary defense systems for the first time, with a 1.3% chance of colliding with our planet in December 2032. Designated as asteroid 2024 YR4,
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NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even ...
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NASA’s Starliner Astronauts Take Their First Spacewalk Together After Roughly Eight Months on the ISS
The nearly 5.5-hour feat set a record for astronaut Sunita Williams, who became the woman with the most time spent on ...
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NASA astronaut Suni Williams sets new record on 5.5-hour spacewalk outside ISS (video)
Suni Williams surpasses the most time by a woman on EVA during a spacewalk with Butch Wilmore outside the International Space ...
NASA spacecraft flew by distant world. It saw unprecedented volcanism.
On Dec. 27, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft swooped by the volcanic world Io. It witnessed a giant eruption.
NASA Satellites Show How California’s Wildfire Crisis Was Years in the Making
The largest fires started on January 7 and devastated swathes of L.A., including Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The fires ...
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
How a new NASA satellite could help solve the global temperature spike mystery
Last year, 2024, was the warmest year on record for the planet, easily breaking the previous record set just a year earlier.
The odds of alien life just increased, NASA says after discovering DNA ingredients on an asteroid
NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
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NASA’s Nuclear-Powered Spacecraft Could Revolutionize Mars Travel
NASA is developing a groundbreaking spacecraft concept designed to revolutionize Mars travel. The ambitious plan involves ...