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NASA's 'lost asteroid' didn't hit Earth in 2024 - but what if it did?

NASA lost track of an asteroid back in 2007, and in 2024, that same asteroid could have hit Earth. It passed by harmlessly, ...
Digital Trends

NASA’s exciting 2024 began with a crash that ended a historic mission

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, right, stands near the apex of a sand ripple in an image taken by Perseverance on Feb. 24, 2024, about five weeks after the rotorcraft’s final flight. Part of one of ...

NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates - Get to know them

Get to know a little bit about NASA's 2024 astronaut candidates. The candidates are "U.S. Army CW3 Ben Bailey, U.S. Air Force ...

NASA's next Starliner flight is 'under review.' Here's what's going on

NASA said the timeframe for the next launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is "under review." The vehicle is due to launch ...
Newsweek

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Update: Scientists Say ‘City Killer’ No Threat to Earth

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have officially ruled out any threat from a newly discovered ...
New York Magazine

Congratulations, You Probably Won’t Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2032

A recently spotted space rock that had suddenly climbed atop astronomers’ threat lists is now predicted to remain just another random rock traveling through space. On February 7, NASA’s Center for ...
Mashable

This asteroid won't strike Earth. Here's why NASA is still watching.

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in our ...
Newsweek

NASA Issues Update on Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The odds of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting the Earth have increased from ...
Houston Chronicle

NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty

NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4. The ...
WLTX19

NASA monitors asteroid 2024 YR4 as chance of impacting Earth rises to 2%

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still ...
Forbes

NASA Spacecraft ‘Touches Sun’ In Defining Moment For Humankind

Artist’s concept of Parker Solar Probe. On Tuesday, Dec. 24, NASA's Parker Solar Probe got to within just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun's surface. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ...
Ars Technica

NASA says Orion’s heat shield is good to go for Artemis II—but does it matter?

Two years ago next week, NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean to wrap up what, at first glance, seemed to be a highly successful unpiloted test flight that made a return to the ...