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Weighing just over 1,300 pounds, NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is hurtling toward Earth, its fiery re-entry set to slam into the atmosphere later tonight.
A 1,300-pound NASA satellite is set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Tuesday evening after more than a decade in orbit, according to projections from the agency and U.S. Space Force. The spacecraft, Van Allen Probe A,
NASA’s 1,323-pound Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere nearly 14 years after its launch.
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NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission changed a space rock's orbit around the sun, marking a first for humanity
Four years ago, NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART. The mission aimed to test our planetary defense capabilities by changing the space rock’s path around its larger companion,