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,

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.

Bright streaks on a small asteroid moon looked, at first, like a camera problem. They were faint, fan-shaped, and easy to miss in the final images NASA’s DART spacecraft took before it slammed into Dimorphos in 2022.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is big and dangerous enough that it has been dubbed a "city killer." There were concerns that the asteroid could hit the moon or even Earth in 2032. However, in a major update, NASA announced that the asteroid is likely to miss our lunar neighbor - and us.

NASA on Thursday walked back a prediction that an asteroid had a "small, but notable" chance of impacting Earth or the moon in 2032 based on newly analyzed data.

New observations by NASA confirm an asteroid will not hit the Moon in 2032. Learn about the NASA Asteroid 2032, what scientists discovered, why the risk is gone, and how planetary defense monitoring protects Earth and space.

Monitoring river level fluctuations is also helping scientists understand the structure of river banks and river beds, which are often difficult to measure directly.