NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027

NASA tracking airplane-sized asteroid nearing Earth

Asteroid "2021 FH1" is set to whizz pass the Earth on March 21 at a zippy 30,959 miles past hour.

NASA to launch asteroid-hunting spacecraft in 2027

PASADENA, Calif. (NewsNation) — Now that NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth, the space agency is gearing up for another project: a spacecraft targeting asteroids. A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA's high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically designed to hunt large asteroids and comets that c…

NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027

PASADENA, Calif. (NewsNation) — As NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, the space agency is gearing up for another project: a spacecraft targeting asteroids. A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA's high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically designed to hunt large asteroids and comets that c…

Gravity tractor may protect Earth from asteroids

The satelite's gravitational field could push asteroids off Earth's course.