NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.
On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a cosmic ray detector, was designed to measure the radiation environment in Earth ...
Officials have directed the space agency to pause funds for a host of science missions the White House originally pushed to cancel in its 2026 budget request, according to a letter sent to the ...
NASA has selected UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to lead the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) ...
She’s worried about the a-rock-alypse. A planetary defense expert is warning that humanity is defenseless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to take out a ...
Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...
"We don’t know where they are,” said NASA’s planetary defense officer Kelly Fast at the AAAS conference in Arizona this week.
NASA has warned that about 15,000 mid-sized “city-killer” asteroids near Earth remain undiscovered, with the potential to cause regional devastation, as scientists say no deflection mission is ready ...
Earth faces a significant threat from thousands of undetected asteroids capable of destroying cities. NASA's planetary defence chief warns that current systems cannot reliably stop these 'city-killers ...