In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as ‘Oumuamua — the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system. The infrared Spitzer was one of many telescopes pointed […]
Using observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories, an international team of scientists has confirmed ′Oumuamua (oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), the first known interstellar object to travel through our solar system, got an unexpected boost in […]
Two Small Asteroids Safely Pass Earth This Week Two small asteroids recently discovered by astronomers at the NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey (CSS) near Tucson, Arizona, are safely passing by Earth within one lunar distance this […]
By DC Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Dwayne Brown / Laurie Cantillo (NASA HQ) An international team of astronomers led by NASA scientists successfully completed the first global exercise using a real asteroid to test global […]
By DC Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and Laurie Cantillo / Dwayne Brown (NASA HQ) NASA scientists are excited about the upcoming close flyby of a small asteroid and plan to use its upcoming October close approach […]
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