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NASA system predicts small asteroid to pass close by Earth this week

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Asteroid 2023 BU is about the size of a box truck and is predicted to make one of the closest approaches by a near-Earth...

Old NASA satellite falling from sky this weekend, low threat

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A 38-year-old retired NASA satellite is about to fall from the sky. NASA said Friday the chance of wreckage falling on anybody is "very low."...

NASA’s Perseverance rover deposits first sample on Mars surface

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A titanium tube containing a rock sample is resting on the Red Planet's surface after being placed there on Dec. 21 by NASA's Perseverance...

NASA explores a winter wonderland on Mars

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Cube-shaped snow, icy landscapes, and frost are all part of the Red Planet's coldest season. When winter comes to Mars, the surface is transformed into...

NASA gets unusually close glimpse of black hole snacking on star

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Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors. Multiple NASA telescopes recently observed...

NASA Mars lander InSight falls silent after four years

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It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA's InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander's...

Why NASA’s new mission will study Earth’s water from space

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Before the sun rises on Thursday, a rocket carrying the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite will blast off from Vandenberg Space Force Base...

NASA launches Lunar Flashlight; follow the mission in real time

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NASA's Lunar Flashlight has communicated with mission controllers and confirmed it is healthy after launching Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2:38 a.m. EST (Saturday, Dec....

NASA’s Orion capsule blazes home from test flight to moon

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NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that...

NASA’s Perseverance rover collects two samples of Martian regolith

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NASA's Perseverance rover snagged two new samples from the Martian surface on Dec. 2 and 6. But unlike the 15 rock cores collected to...

NASA’s Orion lunar spacecraft heads home with splashdown set for Sunday

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NASA's Orion spacecraft is heading home after exiting the lunar sphere of influence. Orion completed the return powered flyby burn that put the spacecraft on...

NASA spacecraft will soon enter Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 25,000 mph. What will happen next?

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Sunday at around 10:40 a.m. MT, NASA's Orion spacecraft will splash down in the Pacific Ocean after its several week-long journey to the moon...
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