TESS discovers a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting nearby star

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet orbiting a star located about 83 light years away. The newfound alien world is slightly ...

‘Shiny’ geometric mystery object spotted on Mars sparks call for NASA probe

The object — roughly 20 centimeters long with a flat end — was first photographed by the Curiosity Rover in 2022 in Gale ...

NASA’s 1,300-pound Van Allen Probe A blazes back to Earth after 14 years in space

The satellite blazed through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, March 11.
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NASA science probe falls back to Earth sooner than expected

Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, ...

After 14 Years, Van Allen Probe Plunges Back To Earth Over The Pacific Ocean

Its twin, the Van Allen Probe B, is still orbiting Earth, but no longer functioning. Launched in 2012, the two spacecraft flew through the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth, studying them ...

1,300-pound NASA satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere after 14 years in space

The Van Allen probe's mission was meant to last two years, but ended up going for nearly seven.
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NASA satellite to crash to Earth after 14 years in space. What to know

The probe was one of two launched in 2012 from Florida to study Earth's hazardous Van Allen radiation belts. NASA states that while some components may survive re-entry, the risk of harm to anyone on ...