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DART Asteroid Impact Aftermath Caught On Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. NASA's Hubble ...

Inside NASA’s 3I/ATLAS campaign: How a harmless comet could help stop deadly asteroids in the future

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen ...

What Is The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System? Earth Defenses On Alert As 3i Atlas Comet Might 'Hit' Earth

Dive into NASA's ATLAS system as interstellar 3I/ATLAS nears Sun on 29 Oct 2025—no Earth hit, but astrometry campaign probes ...

NASA’s supersonic jet completes first test flight

This photo provided by Lockheed Martin shows the X-59 jet plane, which was built by NASA and Lockheed Martin and can move faster than the speed of sound, ...
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NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say

The Senate's report supports Space.com's findings, stating, "as early as June 2025, NASA began 'implementing immediately' ...

Is 3I/ATLAS more than a comet? This rare interstellar visitor might become Earth’s silent protector from asteroid threats

A rare visitor from deep space, comet 3I/ATLAS, is now in our solar system. Scientists worldwide are observing this ...

NASA Responds to Kim Kardashian Saying the Moon Landing Wasn't Real

Kim Kardashian has a controversial belief that has people keeping up. In Season 7, Episode 2, of Hulu’s “The Kardashians,” ...

3I/ATLAS Hype Debunked—NASA Explains Why It Won't Collide With Earth

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is passing safely through our solar system. Learn about its discovery, its distant path, and why ...

The ‘small wonders’ unlocking secrets of the solar system

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

Intelligent visitor or interstellar rock? 3I/ATLAS mystery may finally be solved on October 30

The mystery of whether a Manhattan-sized object whizzing through the solar system is an alien probe or simply a comet may be ...

‘Halloween Fireballs’ May Hold Clues to Future Threats From Space

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...
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3I/Atlas reaches its closest point to the Sun today — here’s what to expect from the mysterious interstellar comet

Contextualizing speed and distance helps set expectations. Around perihelion, 3I/Atlas is moving at roughly 68 km per second. Its closest approach to Earth is about 1.8 AU, near December 19, which is ...