NEOs – Spaceflight Now

September 28, 2021

Breaking News

[ September 27, 2021 ] New eye on planet Earth rockets into orbit from California Atlas 5
[ September 27, 2021 ] Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s mission with Landsat 9 Atlas 5
[ September 27, 2021 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base Atlas 5
[ September 26, 2021 ] Monday launch from California begins countdown to Atlas 5 retirement Atlas 5
[ September 24, 2021 ] Photos: Landsat 9 encapsulated inside Atlas payload shroud Atlas 5

NASA to proceed with asteroid surveillance mission

October 2, 2019

After years of studies, NASA plans to move forward with a space-based telescope that could launch as soon as 2025 to scan the solar system for asteroids that could be on a collision course with Earth.

Roving chunk of space junk plunging back to Earth

November 12, 2015

A long-lost fragment of space debris is falling toward Earth for a searing re-entry over the Indian Ocean on Friday, but the widely-watched event poses no risk to people.

Diverse destinations considered for new interplanetary probe

April 6, 2015

Science teams from across the United States have submitted 28 proposals for missions to explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, touch the asteroid-like satellites orbiting Mars, visit unseen worlds and hunt for objects that could strike Earth one day.