A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
A spacecraft has blasted off to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft rocketed ...
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The Smithsonian and NASA Unveil Earth Information Center
Today marks the debut of a collaborative exhibit between NASA and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: the ...
Near-Earth asteroid data help probe possible fifth force in universe
In 2023, the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission returned a sample of dust and rocks collected on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. In ...
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test
European spacecraft launches to a harmless asteroid that NASA deliberately crashed into in previous save-the-Earth test ...
Tracking Earth's Changes: Smithsonian National Museum debuts new NASA data-driven exhibit
This new exhibit is an immersive experience for all ages that incudes interactive elements and 32 foot long video wall.
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ESA’s Hera mission launched aboard SpaceX, to probe NASA knocked off asteroid Dimorphos
ESA has launched the first planetary defense Hera spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 to investigate NASA-deflected Dimorphos ...
Exact time Big Ben-sized 'city killer' asteroid monitored by NASA will 'skim' Earth today
The space rock, named 2016 JG38, after the year it was discovered, is classed by the US space agency as a "Near Earth Object" ...
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SpaceX rocket launches Europe's Hera planetary defense probe to visit asteroid smacked by NASA
Hera will arrive in 2026 at Dimorphos, the target of NASA's DART mission.
SpaceX’s Hera launch offers sublime view of Earth
A SpaceX rocket that launched a planetary defense mission on Monday captured a breathtaking view of Earth shortly after reaching orbit.
Hera spacecraft on its way to study asteroid rammed in NASA's save-the-Earth test
The European Space Agency's Hera will travel to the scene of the crash and investigate whether the asteroid has a new crater or new shape and whether it has begun to tumble.
A geomagnetic storm has hit Earth – a space scientist explains what causes them
A geomagnetic storm is a disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by solar activity. There’s a reaction called nuclear ...