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NASA watches a peanut-shaped asteroid drift past Earth

Peanuts! Get your peanuts here! The solar system has been passing out peanuts lately in the form of two different oddly shaped asteroids that recently passed by Earth, and both look like over-sized peanuts.

Fox News · 2d

Stadium-sized asteroid deemed 'potentially hazardous' by NASA, is expected to move 'relatively close' to Earth

A stadium-sized asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on Tuesday, NASA announced. Its distance from Earth and its massive size makes it a "potentially hazardous object."

Forbes on MSN · 2d

‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Will Zoom By Earth Tonight—But NASA Says It’s Safe: What To Know

The asteroid is around 500 feet and will come within 2 million miles of Earth, which is about eight times further than the moon.

Earth to gain temporary 'mini-moon'

ABC · 4h

Asteroid to enter Earth's orbit temporarily: What to know about 'mini-moon'

Asteroid will come close enough to Earth to temporarily enter its orbit at the end of the month, a phenomenon dubbed as "mini-moon," according to astronomers.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

Earth has a new mini moon. Say hello before it disappears.

Say hello to Earth’s temporary new mini-moon. From Sept. 29 to Nov. 25, a passing asteroid will be pulled in by Earth’s gravity — sort of like a window shopper — before returning to its normal orbit around the sun.

CBS News on MSN · 9h

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 two months.

NASA Prepares to Launch Europa Clipper

Space on MSN · 5h

NASA's Europa Clipper on track for Oct. 10 launch to Jupiter's icy moon despite radiation worries

NASA's Europa Clipper probe will lift off and embark on a long-awaited mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, which scientists think is one of the most promising places to look for life beyond Earth.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

NASA plans for launch of Europa Clipper: What to know about craft's search for life

NASA is weeks away from sending its Clipper orbiter on a journey to the Jupiter moon Europa, which scientists believe could harbor conditions for life.

ExtremeTech on MSN · 14h

NASA Prepares to Launch Europa Clipper After Years of Obstacles

The spacecraft, which will look for life-supporting conditions on one of Jupiter's icy moons, could launch as soon as Oct. 10.

Marvel At This NASA Rover Image Of Earth And Mars Moon Phobos

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...

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NASA's 'Hidden Figures' awarded Congressional Gold Medals for pioneering space work

A group of Black female scientists and mathematicians known as NASA's “Hidden Figures” were honored Wednesday with ...

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NASA rover peers up at space, sees strange Mars moon and distant Earth

The Curiosity rover captured this image on Sept. 9, 2024, during its 4,295th Martian day (called a "sol") on Mars. It's been ...

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NASA's Artemis II Crew Visits 'Most Lunar-Like' Place on Earth For Training

"It has the landscape; it looks like the Moon. And it has the scale of features astronauts will both be observing and ...

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Celebrating the First Earth Day Event at NASA Headquarters

Introduction Organized by the Science Mission Directorate’s Science Support Office (SSO), NASA hosted its 12th annual Earth ...

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NASA scientists recreate Mars 'spiders' on Earth for first time

NASA scientists have successfully replicated spider-like shapes ... A Saskatchewan organization is breaking ground as the ...

Intuitive Machines lands $4.8B NASA contract to build Earth-moon communications infrastructure

NASA wants to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, but right now, astronauts have to be in direct line of sight ...

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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space

NASA's most distant spacecraft had a critical thruster problem far from home. Fixing it required a long-distance call to ...

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