NASA, SpaceX and asteroid

NASA announces NEO Surveyor mission to track killer asteroids
NASA announced the NEO Surveyor mission, which aims to detect and track asteroids that could pose a catastrophic threat to our planet.
NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027
A NASA planetary defense mission will ride to space atop a SpaceX rocket two and a half years from now.The agency announced on Friday (Feb. 21) that it has selected Elon Musk's company to launch its NEO Surveyor spacecraft,
‘Threat-to-Earth’: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch NASA’s asteroid hunter telescope
NASA has chosen SpaceX to launch an advanced asteroid hunter telescope that will detect and observe asteroids that could pose an impact threat to Earth.
SpaceX Books $100M NASA Task Order for NEO Surveyor Launch Services
The NEO Surveyor mission will be launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Florida in September 2027 at the earliest. It will conduct a five-year baseline survey to identify two-thirds of the unknown NEOs exceeding 140 meters in diameter, which are capable of inflicting significant damage to Earth in case of collision.
NASA announces NEO Surveyor mission to find killer asteroids
Dan Bongino, the radio and podcast host tapped by President Trump to serve as deputy FBI director, has ripped Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) in the past, attacks that will draw more attention to his controversial nomination. Speaking on his program, “The Dan Bongino Show,” in 2021, Bongino slammed Cassidy as…
NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
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NASA Awards SpaceX Planetary Defense Mission Launch Contract
NASA has awarded SpaceX a $100 million fixed-price contract for the launch of the agency’s Near-Earth Object Surveyor, an ...
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NASA selects SpaceX to launch NEO Surveyor
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NASA’s New Asteroid Hunter Takes a Big Step Toward Protecting Earth
NASA’s NEO Surveyor has passed its critical design review, clearing the way for construction and testing. This infrared telescope will be the first space mission dedicated to detecting hazardous ...
Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...
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NASA discovers new asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. Here's what you need to know.
NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.
NASA Awards Planetary Defense Space Telescope Launch Services Contract
NASA has selected SpaceX of Starbase, Texas, to provide launch services for the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission, which will detect and observe asteroids and comets that could potentially pose ...