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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch its NEO Surveyor spacecraft, which will hunt for asteroids and comets that could pose a ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. 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," ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may be a dud, but we will soon find many more threats
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough ...
NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
SpaceX set to launch nearly 2 dozen new Starlink satellites
SpaceX on Monday will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit outfitted with 21 Starlink satellites, 13 of which will ...
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All you need to know about the lunar spacecraft built in Colorado and launching to the moon this week
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, a small but powerful satellite, is set to launch Wednesday evening. Its mission? To understand how ...
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'That's Zero Folks!': Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 rose and fell last week. NASA's impact odds are now so slim that ...
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An active February and an asteroid watch
It’s been a snowier-than-average February in Coeur d’Alene and the rest of the Inland Northwest. As of the weekend, about two feet of snow has fallen at Cliff’s station this month, compared to a ...