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

A spacecraft could plunge into Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Tuesday. While most of the probe will likely burn up during reentry, a few components are expected to survive.

A Never-Ending Conspiracy Theory in Remote Alaska

Many people who don’t believe one conspiracy theory about that station—known as the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP—believe another. A common misconception is that it can ...
Smithsonian Magazine

NASA’s Asteroid-Smashing DART Mission Changed a Space Rock’s Orbit Around the Sun, Marking a First for Humanity

Studying the 2022 collision's effects can help scientists protect the Earth from celestial objects that might head toward us ...
Scientific American

NASA space probe expected to re-enter 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 ...

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

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger Didymos around the sun.