Asteroid the size of Seattle’s Space Needle to pass near Earth A “potentially hazardous” asteroid the size of Seattle’s Space Needle is expected to pass near Earth on Tuesday. The space rock, known as 2021 KT1, measures approximately 600 feet, according to NASA’s Southern California-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)…https://www.foxnews.com/science/asteroid-seattle-space-needle-pass-earth
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced Friday that the agency has approved a new infrared space telescope in the effort to help advance planetary defense efforts. The Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope (NEO Surveyor) will move to the next phase of mission development at JPL after a successful review that moved the mission forward into preliminary design… https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-asteroid-hunting-space-telescope-near-earth-objects