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Six things to know about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer

Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch—part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative—the small satellite will take several months to arrive in lunar orbit.

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Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which is landing on the moon near the south pole. Both have instruments for looking for water.

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer begins mission to find hidden water on the moon

A cutting-edge thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford is set to launch on February 26 aboard NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer mission. This ambitious effort aims to map water sources on the Moon,

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer a significant threat to Earth

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Asteroid 2024 YR 4 no longer has chance of hitting Earth in 2032, says NASA

NASA announced Monday that the asteroid, named 2024 YR 4, no longer poses a “significant threat” to Earth in 2032 or beyond. “NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032,” NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office posted on X Monday.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say

Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday.

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines

YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.

NASA, SPHEREx and Space Telescope

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NASA's SPHEREx space telescope to explore what happened right after the Big Bang

NASA is preparing to launch a megaphone-shaped observatory on a mission to better understand what happened immediately after the Big Bang that initiated the universe and to search the Milky Way for reservoirs of water,

ExtremeTech on MSN · 1d

NASA to Launch Long-Awaited SPHEREx Space Telescope This Week

NASA will load a piece of precious cargo worth half a billion dollars onto a Falcon 9 rocket, which will inject it into low Earth orbit (LEO). That cargo is SPHEREx—short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe,

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Watch Live: NASA Is Launching a Space Telescope That Could Rewrite the Universe’s Origin Story

NASA is gearing up for an exciting launch with SPHEREx, a space telescope designed to uncover the history of the universe while searching for signs of life. Hitching a ride on the same rocket, the PUNCH mission will peer into the Sun’s outer layers to study solar wind.

NASA, Sexual

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Sex assault charges against a former NASA engineer dismissed, DA says

The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dismissed all charges against Eric Sim, a former NASA aerospace engineer, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women. The 38-year-old Sim was accused of sexually assaulting women he met on dating apps from 2019 to 2023.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 1d

Sexual assault charges dismissed against ex-NASA engineer accused of targeting women on dating app

Charges against a former NASA engineer accusing him of sexual assault have been dismissed, according to court records. Eric Sim, 38, was charged in March 2024 with six counts of sexual assault involving multiple women.

FOX 26 Houston on MSN · 1d

Sexual assault charges dropped against former NASA engineer

Charges have been dismissed against a former NASA engineer who was accused in multiple sexual assault cases in Harris County.

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This NASA-backed lander is heading for the moon on a history-making search for water

Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft is set to launch atop a SpaceX rocket Wednesday, aiming to land closer to the moon’s south ...

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Former Trump Adviser Calls on Revising NASA’s Moon Program

A former space policy adviser during President Donald Trump’s first administration called on NASA to revise its plans for ...

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2 NASA missions will carpool on a SpaceX rocket this Friday to help map the cosmos

Friday (Feb. 28) is shaping up to be a delightful day for space explorers, as not one but two major NASA missions are ...

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NASA Glenn developed a revolutionary tire — but it's for the moon

When scientists at NASA Glenn Research Center designed a tire for large-scale vehicles that can withstand extreme ...

NASA, SpaceX rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center: How to stream coverage on iPhone, TV

NASA will send Intuitive Machines lunar lander atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. You can livestream on ...

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NASA should dump DC for the Sunshine State, DeSantis and other Florida Republicans suggest

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida Republicans advocate relocating NASA's headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Sunshine ...

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Mapping the universe and space weather; 2 NASA satellites launch on big science mission

NASA’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions will launch on Friday, February 28, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, with SPHEREx creating a ...

How NASA’s hot rod Pontiac helped design the space shuttle

Facing unprecedented heat during returns through the atmosphere, simplicity was the order of the day for the shuttle, as ...

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NASA leadership shakeup continues as agency settles into Trump's 2nd term

Among other changes, Vanessa Wyche, who previously led Johnson Space Center, has been named NASA's acting associate administrator.

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