CNEOS Recent News https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov Recent news stories from the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) SpaceDev Places JPL On Contract To Support NEAP Mission Planning Tue, 15 Dec 1998 00:00:00 -0800 https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news001.html /news/news001.html News Thu, 07 May 2026 00:14:38 -0700 https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.js /news/news.js NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-dart-mission-changed-orbit-of-asteroid-didymos-around-sun/ /news/ext_news_jpl20260306.html

The DART impact not only altered Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos but also produced a measurable shift in the entire binary system’s orbit around the Sun.

]]> New NASA Asteroid Observations Eliminate Chance of 2032 Lunar Impact Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2026/03/05/new-nasa-asteroid-observations-eliminate-chance-of-2032-lunar-impact/ /news/ext_news_nasa20260305.html

Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observations on Feb. 18 and 26, 2026, refine near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit and rule out a chance of lunar impact on Dec. 22, 2032.

]]> NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700 https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2025/07/02/nasa-discovers-interstellar-comet-moving-through-solar-system/ /news/ext_news_nasa20250702.html

On July 1, the NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations of a comet that originated from interstellar space.

]]> Latest Calculations Conclude Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Poses No Significant Threat to Earth in 2032 and Beyond Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800 https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2025/02/24/latest-calculations-conclude-asteroid-2024-yr4-now-poses-no-significant-threat-to-earth-in-2032-and-beyond/ /news/ext_news_nasa20250204.html

NASA has significantly lowered the risk of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 as an impact threat to Earth for the foreseeable future.

]]> Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0800 https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news210.html /news/news210.html

NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.

]]> NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact /news/ext_news_jpl20240319.html

After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk.

]]> NASA System Predicts Impact of a Very Small Asteroid Over Germany Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-system-predicts-impact-of-a-very-small-asteroid-over-germany /news/ext_news_jpl20240124.html

The Scout impact assessment system calculated where and when the asteroid 2024 BX1 would impact Earth’s atmosphere, providing a useful demonstration of planetary defense capability.

]]> CNEOS Predicts Another Small Asteroid Impact, This One over Northwestern France Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -0800 https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news209.html /news/news209.html

Another tiny asteroid on a collision course with Earth was detected over the weekend, and JPL’s CNEOS Scout system accurately predicted where and when the impact would happen, well before it actually occurred.

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