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In Just Weeks, Odds of an Asteroid Hit Have Doubled
Nevermind on Those
2032 Asteroid Collision Odds
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Feb 20, 2025 1:50 AM CST

Nevermind on Those 2032 Asteroid Collision Odds

NASA put the odds at 3.1%, then back down to 1.5%

(Newser) - Well, nevermind. The day after NASA put the odds of an asteroid collision in 2032 at 3.1%, additional analysis was carried out and as of Wednesday the odds were back down to 1.5%, CBS News reports. With the latest estimate, NASA said it "expects the impact probability...

Stranded Astronauts Get Out for a Walk

Suni Williams sets a spacewalk record

(Newser) - NASA's two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station's exterior for evidence of any microbes that might still be alive after launching...

Are We All Aliens? Asteroid Samples Yield Ingredients of Life

Bennu samples also indicate it was part of an ancient water world

(Newser) - Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ingredients were...

Stranded Astronaut Gets Change of Scenery

Suni Williams steps out on first spacewalk since arriving at space station in June

(Newser) - One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago. Suni Williams, the station's commander, tackled some overdue outdoor repair work alongside NASA's Nick Hague,...

NASA Probe Survives Our Closest-Ever Brush With the Sun

NASA confirms Parker Solar Probe got within 3.8M miles of solar surface on Christmas Eve

(Newser) - The silence from the Parker Solar Probe ended late Thursday, confirming the spacecraft survived the closest-ever approach to the sun. NASA scientists received a signal from the probe after days of quiet as the spacecraft, protected by a carbon-composite shield, got within 3.8 million miles of the sun's...

NASA Probe Has Historic Assignment
NASA Probe
Has Historic
Assignment
Dec 22, 2024 10:30 AM CST

NASA Probe Has Historic Assignment

Parker will be sent closer to the sun than any previous mission

(Newser) - A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun this week than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the sun's corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a...

NASA's 2 Stuck Astronauts Just Got Delayed Again

Their 8-day mission will last at least 10 months

(Newser) - NASA's two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won't be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing's Starliner capsule. NASA announced the latest delay in Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams' homecoming on Tuesday. The two...

NASA Delays Moon Missions Again
NASA Delays
Moon Missions Again
Dec 5, 2024 2:00 PM CST

NASA Delays Moon Missions Again

Moon landing won't happen until 2027 at the earliest

(Newser) - NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo. Administrator Bill Nelson said the next mission in the Artemis program—sending four astronauts around the moon and back—is now targeted for April 2026, the AP reports. It had been on...

Trump Picks Billionaire Private Astronaut to Lead NASA

Jared Isaacman was first private citizen to walk in space

(Newser) - The first billionaire to walk in space is in line to become the first billionaire to lead NASA. President-elect Trump announced Wednesday that Jared Isaacman, founder and CEO of payment processing company Shift4, is his choice for NASA administrator. In a Truth Social post, Trump described Isaacman as "an...

NASA Radar Spots Secret City US Built Under Greenland's Ice
NASA Radar Spots Secret City
US Built Under Greenland's Ice
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Dec 1, 2024 3:20 PM CST

NASA Radar Spots Secret City US Built Under Greenland's Ice

New image provides a more detailed look at abandoned compound

(Newser) - "We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century," NASA scientist Chad Greene said after spotting the secret city and Cold War relic in Greenland. Greene and his team were flying over the Greenland Ice Sheet in April, CBS News reports, when their...

Russian Cargo Ship Brings Supplies to ISS —and a Stench

Odd smell, droplets, which raised fears of contamination, attributed to 'outgassing'

(Newser) - A cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, but shortly after Russian cosmonauts opened the hatch, they had to slam it shut again. The cosmonauts noticed a strange stench coming from the Russian Progress 90 spacecraft, which brought a load of food and equipment. They also "...

Russia, US Disagree on Space Station Leak
ISS Is Leaking. NASA Thinks
That Could Be 'Catastrophic'
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Nov 17, 2024 12:45 PM CST

ISS Is Leaking. NASA Thinks That Could Be 'Catastrophic'

But Russia's Roscosmos maintains that operations are safe

(Newser) - With astronauts stranded on the International Space Station for months, you may have forgotten all about the aging space station's persistent air leaks . Well, they're still there and, according to NASA, they are now the ISS' most pressing issue, threatening the safety of the astronauts on board, CNN...

Some Votes Came From Out of This World

NASA's didn't let little thing like being on a work trip 250 miles above Earth stop astronauts from voting

(Newser) - Work trips take Americans away from their polls on Election Day all the time, so we have absentee ballots. Work trips take astronauts a bit beyond the reach of standard absentee ballots, so NASA put together the Space Communication and Navigation Program. As Quartz reports, four astronauts aboard the International...

Voyager 1 Reaches NASA by Turning On Old Transmitter

Main component had been switched off automatically when fault protection system was triggered

(Newser) - A radio transmitter that's been a backup for decades has helped reestablish communication with Voyager 1 after NASA lost touch for days. The blackout began on Oct. 19, CNN reports. The team suspects the fault protection system was triggered, causing the system to turn off the X-band transmitter and...

NASA Launches Rocket on Trip That Will Take 6 Years

Craft will arrive at Jupiter moon Europa in 2030 to begin its work

(Newser) - NASA launched a rocket to the moon on Monday, but this particular moon will take nearly six years to reach. The spacecraft known as Europa Clipper took off for the Jupiter moon of Europa and is scheduled to arrive in 2030, reports Space.com . Once the journey is complete, the...

NASA Sends Crew to Retrieve Stranded Astronauts

SpaceX mission leaves seats empty for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

(Newser) - Astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station to rescue two colleagues who have been stranded there for more than 100 days. The SpaceX mission took off Saturday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, CNN reports. Liftoff had been postponed on Thursday because of Hurricane...

Contractor Tacks on a Lot of Zeroes to NASA Project

The projected cost of a new launch tower being built has ballooned from $383M to $2.7B

(Newser) - Contracting projects that go over time and budget are not all that uncommon, but this story out of NASA is next-level. In a new report , NASA Inspector General George A. Scott says the estimate to build a launch tower to accommodate a larger Space Launch System rocket has ballooned from...

Mission to Jupiter Moon Is a Go, NASA Says

Project is to assess suitability for life in possible ocean on Europa

(Newser) - NASA on Monday approved next month's launch to Jupiter's moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft's ability to withstand the intense radiation there. Questions about the reliability of the transistors on the Europa Clipper spacecraft arose earlier this year after similar problems cropped up elsewhere, the AP reports....

Starliner Is Back on Earth, Sans Crew

Boeing capsule lands in New Mexico, leaving astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore at ISS

(Newser) - Boeing's first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Six hours after departing the International Space Station, Starliner parachuted into New Mexico's White Sands Missile Range,...

Starliner to Return Friday, Empty
NASA Books Starliner's Return
Sep 4, 2024 7:30 PM CDT

NASA Books Starliner's Return

Stranded astronauts will be regular crew on space station until February

(Newser) - Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner spacecraft has been scheduled to begin its return journey to Earth on Friday evening, NASA said Wednesday, with no one aboard. Six hours after it leaves the International Space Station, around midnight, the spacecraft is to make a parachute landing at the White Sands Space Harbor...

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