Planets /tags/planets Planets en-US WLRN Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:30:00 GMT A recently discovered asteroid had 'a very close encounter' with Earth /space/2023-01-26/a-recently-discovered-asteroid-had-a-very-close-encounter-with-earth There was no reason for alarm, as a NASA engineer called it "one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded." It was only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 21:30:00 GMT /space/2023-01-26/a-recently-discovered-asteroid-had-a-very-close-encounter-with-earth Bill Chappell Astronomers find a new planet that's mostly made of iron /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-12-02/astronomers-find-a-new-planet-thats-mostly-made-of-iron NASA's TESS telescope finds a small, iron-rich planet which could help explain the origins of Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system Fri, 03 Dec 2021 12:32:19 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-12-02/astronomers-find-a-new-planet-thats-mostly-made-of-iron Nell Greenfieldboyce In Jupiter's swirling Great Red Spot, NASA spacecraft finds hidden depths /2021-11-09/in-jupiters-swirling-great-red-spot-nasa-spacecraft-finds-hidden-depths NASA's Juno spacecraft sweeps over Jupiter's Great Red Spot and makes a 3D map of the giant storm. The findings could shed light on gas giant exoplanets in distant solar systems. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 10:45:38 GMT /2021-11-09/in-jupiters-swirling-great-red-spot-nasa-spacecraft-finds-hidden-depths Brendan Byrne Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename its new space telescope /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-30/shadowed-by-controversy-nasa-wont-rename-its-new-space-telescope Some scientists say discrimination against gay and lesbian government employees during James Webb's tenure as NASA administrator should preclude him from having a telescope named in his honor. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 04:15:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-09-30/shadowed-by-controversy-nasa-wont-rename-its-new-space-telescope Nell Greenfieldboyce NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets /2021-09-23/nasas-got-a-new-big-telescope-it-could-find-hints-of-life-on-far-flung-planets The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:31:00 GMT /2021-09-23/nasas-got-a-new-big-telescope-it-could-find-hints-of-life-on-far-flung-planets Nell Greenfieldboyce Mini Mercury Skips Across Sun's Vast Glare In Rare Transit /2019-11-12/mini-mercury-skips-across-suns-vast-glare-in-rare-transit Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:17:05 GMT /2019-11-12/mini-mercury-skips-across-suns-vast-glare-in-rare-transit Associated Press, Associated Press Meet The Nuclear-Powered Self-Driving Drone NASA Is Sending To A Moon Of Saturn /2019-09-17/meet-the-nuclear-powered-self-driving-drone-nasa-is-sending-to-a-moon-of-saturn Almost everyone who learns about the project thinks it sounds "crazy," admits one scientist. But the technology should work. Tue, 17 Sep 2019 09:09:00 GMT /2019-09-17/meet-the-nuclear-powered-self-driving-drone-nasa-is-sending-to-a-moon-of-saturn Geoff Brumfiel The Story Behind Miami's Projector, The 'Death Star Dumbbell' /science/2014-11-07/the-story-behind-miamis-projector-the-death-star-dumbbell At the center of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s Planetarium stands a masterpiece of its time: the Spitz Model B Space Transit… Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:11:24 GMT /science/2014-11-07/the-story-behind-miamis-projector-the-death-star-dumbbell