This illustration, updated as of March 2021, depicts NASA’s Psyche spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU Launching in August 2022 and arriving at the asteroid belt in 2026,…
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What’s the difference between asteroids, comets and meteors? These space rocks each have their own unique attributes. But differences aside, these fascinating objects are all…
When was the last time an asteroid hit Earth? Today! But it was almost definitely very small. Small asteroids and other tiny dust and particles…
ESA’s 4.5 m-diameter antenna located in Western Australia. Credit: D. Hamilton When NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent…
Fully interactive, Eyes on Asteroids uses science data to help visualize asteroid and comet orbits around the Sun. Zoom in to travel along with your…
Springtime, the season of new beginnings, ended the 165-million-year reign of dinosaurs and changed the course of evolution on Earth. Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Getty Images…
[embedded content] Although the chance of an asteroid impacting Earth is small, even a relatively small asteroid of about 500 feet (about 150 meters) across…
This diagram shows the orbits of 2,200 potentially hazardous objects as calculated by JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Highlighted is the orbit…
Illustration of the DART spacecraft with the Roll Out Solar Arrays (ROSA) extended. Each of the two ROSA arrays in 8.6 meters by 2.3 meters.…
Is NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded the National…
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 23, 2021, carrying NASA’s…
Illustration of the DART spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the…
DART Animation. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL An on-orbit demonstration of asteroid deflection is a key test that NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space…
Illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s (ASI) LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins, APL/Steve Gribben…
What if an asteroid were going to hit Earth? There are no known threats to Earth, but planetary defense expert Dr. Kelly Fast says it’s…
Through imaging and spectral mapping, NASA’s Lucy mission will give scientists the first close-up view of the topography and chemical composition of the Trojan asteroids,…
An artist impression of Earth quasi-satellite Kamo`oalewa near the Earth-Moon system. Astronomers using the Large Binocular Telescope have shown that it might be a lost…
Artist’s concept of Lucy Mission. Credit: SwRI Asteroids embody the story of our solar system’s beginning. JupiterJupiter is the largest planet in the solar system…
Have burning questions about asteroids? NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government…
Illustration of the DART spacecraft. Credit: NASA Team members of NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of…