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A 140-foot asteroid is set to sweep past Earth today, and it seems everyone is taking notice. Astronomers have been tracking the space rock, officiall.
A 170-foot asteroid is set to race past Earth today at extraordinary speed, NASA says. Though no impact is expected, scientists are watching closely. What makes this flyby worth attention?
NASA's head of planetary defence, Dr Kelly Fast, has issued an unsettling update on thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids that could hit Earth.
NASA has selected UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to lead the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) satellite mission, which will monitor land, vegetation, ice sheets and coastal regions to help scientists better understand climate change and natural disasters.
On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth orbit.
At NASA, experts think that orbital, AI-enhanced sensors can be more effective than traditional analysis methods, such as collecting the waste with a net for examination. "Detecting marine debris is the kind of incredible challenge that NASA can help solve," Bisson said in the release.
NASA has given its Perseverance Mars rover a powerful new ability to determine its exact location on the Red Planet without waiting for instructions from Earth, effectively giving the six-wheeled explorer its own version of GPS.
Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its deployment on the lunar surface. Credit: NASA