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SpaceX launches NASA's TRACERS mission to protect Earth from space weather (video)
One of these ride-along NASA efforts is the Athena EPIC (Economical Payload Integration Cost) SmallSat, which will ...
Scientists use X-rays to remotely measure magnetic reconnection in near-Earth space
The magnetosphere, formed by Earth's magnetic field, acts as a protective shield that deflects solar wind—the flow of charged ...
SpaceX Has the Nerve to Be Mad About a Competitor’s Massive Satellites Littering Earth Orbit
Despite owning more than half of the satellites currently in low Earth orbit, SpaceX is complaining about AST SpaceMobile’s ...
SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather
Another NASA-funded tech demo named Athena EPIC was also aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. Led by NASA's Langley Research Center, ...
NASA update as plane-sized asteroid is approaching Earth at 47,000 mph
Officially known as 2025 OW, the asteroid is reportedly 220 feet big. According to NASA's schedule, it will pass Earth on ...
NASA seeks moon and Mars communications, navigation proposals
Planned moon and Mars missions require timely communications and navigation systems, which is prompting NASA officials to ...
A giant 180-foot asteroid, 2025 OZ, set for close Earth flyby today, NASA confirms
Even when skies seem calm, space has its surprises. An asteroid the size of an airplane is flying close. While there's no ...
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Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is packed with water ice that could be older than Earth
"It could represent some of the oldest and most pristine water ever observed, formed in another planetary system and ...
NASA probes will study how solar wind triggers potentially dangerous "space weather"
Along with launching two NASA probes, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried five other satellites into orbit with goals ranging from basic science to technology development.
NASA warns building-sized asteroid 2022 YS5 set for close Earth flyby on July 17; here’s why scientists are on alert
Asteroid 2022 YS5, a building-sized space rock, will safely pass Earth on July 17, prompting NASA and ISRO to emphasize the ...
NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.
NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks and preview what's coming in 2029.