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NASA satellite crashes to Earth

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Old NASA science satellite plunges back to Earth

An old NASA science satellite plunged uncontrolled from orbit and reentered over the Pacific on Wednesday.

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NASA Spacecraft Crashes Back to Earth in Uncontrolled Reentry

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A NASA spacecraft is set to make an uncontrolled plunge back to Earth. Here are the risks

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1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash back down to Earth nearly 14 years after launch

Nearly 14 years after it was launched in 2012, NASA says a 1,300-pound satellite is expected to come crashing back to Earth on Wednesday.

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NASA satellite to crash to Earth after 14 years in space. What to know

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NASA satellite crash: Spacecraft to reenter Earth after years in orbit

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Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite will crash to Earth on March 10

"By reviewing archived data from the mission, scientists study the radiation belts surrounding Earth, which are key to predicting how solar activity impacts satellites, astronauts, and even systems on...

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Defunct NASA satellite to crash back to Earth, with a small risk of falling debris

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A 1300-pound NASA satellite is falling to Earth today

NASA, DART and asteroid Dimorphos

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NASA DART mission reveals asteroids throw “cosmic snowballs” at each other

Roughly 15% of asteroids that pass near Earth have a smaller companion orbiting them.

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NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun

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NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit

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Lower-cost space missions like NASA’s ESCAPADE are starting to deliver exciting science – but at a price in risk and trade‑offs

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA’s Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has finally begun its roundabout journey to Mars. Launched on Nov. 13, 2025, aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket,

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New crew arrivals and science highlight February aboard...

Following the early departure of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical concern, the International Space Station began February with a crew of just three. Two cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev,

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NASA space probe expected to reenter the atmosphere with a chance of raining debris

The Van Allen probe, which studied how the Earth is protected from harmful space radiation, could fall to Earth tonight. Here’s what to know

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NASA spots mysterious object racing at 1 million miles per hour

Citizen scientists from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have identified an object traveling at an incredible 1 million miles per hour, fast enough to escape the Milky Way’s gravity. This discovery, detailed in a study published in ...

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IMAP opens a new era for heliosphere science and space weather

The Princeton-led NASA mission has officially begun its science mission to study the sun and everything it touches. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion, science talks and a reception.

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NASA to provide satellite data for fisheries research in new partnership

Under a new partnership with the Science Center for Marine Fisheries (SCEMFIS), NASA will provide new advanced satellite data to support fisheries and marine science research.

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NASA Reveals The Surprisingly Fancy Meals Artemis II Astronauts Will Be Eating On Their Mission Around The Moon

N ASA has revealed the surprisingly sophisticated meals that astronauts will eat on their way around the Moon during the upcoming Artemis II mission.