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NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
ScienceMarch 6, 2026

NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun

New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn’t just change the motion of Dimorphos around its larger companion, Didymos; the crash also shifted the orbit of both asteroids aro

Northern Lights visible across 10 states tonight
ScienceMarch 6, 2026

Northern Lights visible across 10 states tonight

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently issued a geomagnetic storm watch due to a high-speed solar wind stream, increasing the potential for geomagnetic activity across several northern US states and Canadian provinces from Friday, March 6 to Sunday, March 8.

Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time
ScienceMarch 6, 2026

Track NASA’s Artemis II Mission in Real Time

As NASA invites the public to follow the Artemis II mission as a crew of four astronauts venture around the Moon inside the agency’s Orion spacecraft, people around the world can pinpoint Orion during its journey using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW). During the approximately 10-day missi

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cargo Spacecraft Departure
ScienceMarch 6, 2026

NASA to Cover Northrop Grumman Cargo Spacecraft Departure

After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science investigations, hardware, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA and its international partners, the Cygnus XL spacecraft supporting Northrop Grumman’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission is scheduled to depart