The asteroid is currently located in the constellation of Lynx, at a distance of more than 1.9 million miles (3.2 million ...
First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...
Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...
Far from the bright glare of the Moon, a much smaller companion has been quietly keeping pace with Earth, looping around the ...
The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after ...
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is introducing a new Web site that will provide a centralized resource for information on near-Earth objects – those asteroids and comets that can approach Earth. The ...