A large asteroid is expected to pass by Earth on the first full day of spring, March 21. At 1,300 to 2,230 feet wide, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory says 2001 FO32 is the largest asteroid predicted ...

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An asteroid about the length of three football fields is due to pass closely – but safely – by Earth in a matter of hours. Talk of asteroids coming too close for comfort to Earth may remind people of ...

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An asteroid the “size of a football stadium” is moving at a fast pace toward Earth and will be visible via livestream in the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 4, when it makes its closest ...

The dual chemical and electric propulsion systems for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) were recently delivered by Aerojet Rocketdyne to the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) ...

This Christmas Eve, children around the world may be hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa's sleigh flying through the skies. But NASA has warned that jolly Old Saint Nick won't be the only thing ...