NASA Alert: Two giant airplane-sized asteroids speeding towards Earth today; will they hit Earth?
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is keeping a close watch. Two giant asteroids, 2024 RY15 and 2024 RZ21, are set to fly by ...
Where Is NASA’s Deep Space Network Located?
NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) features three globally positioned complexes equipped with large antennas and advanced ...
Earth will get a second moon this month — but not for long
Earth's orbit will capture a bus-sized asteroid later this month, giving us a second moon for about two months.
10 space conspiracies debunked
Space is as mystical to the average person now as it was back in the olden days. The swarths of unexplored darkness of space ...
Mini-moon set to orbit Earth is newly discovered asteroid: What to know
A newly discovered asteroid, also referred to as a mini-moon or second moon, is set to enter Earth's orbit temporarily this ...
Earth will get a second moon for nearly 57 days this year
The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, spinning around Earth in a horseshoe shape for about ...
Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'
An asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as ...
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NASA Creates Most Accurate Eclipse Maps Ever
Traditionally, eclipse maps have been constructed from the assumption that the Moon is a perfect sphere and that all ...
Celebrate the first day of fall with this gorgeous animation that shows how the Earth changes with the seasons
See how our seasons come from Earth's tilt and yearly loop around the sun, which changes the ice cover, vegetation, and ...
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Earth Is Getting a New ‘Mini Moon’ for the Next Two Months, Astronomers Say
In 2022, NASA successfully deflected a roughly 530-foot-long asteroid ... These space rocks may be rich with metals, and mini ...
NASA astronaut and UC Davis alum Tracy C. Dyson speaks with KCRA 3 live from ISS
Tracy C. Dyson is from Arcadia and earned a doctorate in chemistry at UC Davis in 1997. The Expedition 71 flight engineer is on the ISS as part of her third mission to space. She previously was a ...