Space on MSN13h
NASA's 'SPHEREx' infrared space telescope is launching this week. Here's why it's a big deal
NASA's latest space telescope, SPHEREx — short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization ...
California’s Sea Level Projections May Be Way Off—Thanks to Sinking Land
Analysis by experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory indicates a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors are ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of colliding with Earth drop near zero
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of colliding with Earth in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, thanks to new observations of the space rock.
Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon
Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon - Scientists have suspected there is water on the Moon since Indian and American ...
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
New NASA telescope SPHEREx is tasked with mapping the entire cosmos
The $488 million observatory is set to launch at the end of this month on a two-year mission to map the entire celestial sky.