The spacecraft, built by Maxar Space Systems, will operate its electric thrusters for the equivalent of three months between now […]
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NASA’s Psyche spacecraft hits a speed bump on the way to a metal asteroid
An illustration depicts a NASA spacecraft approaching the metal-rich asteroid Psyche. Though there are no plans to mine Psyche, such […]
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
These new capabilities include powerful telescopes, some of which are expressly designed to find near-Earth hazards. The Vera C. Rubin […]
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
“Humanity has never tried to stop an asteroid impact for real.” Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft with images of the […]