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At 11:14am EST, a very small (<1m) #asteroid will impact Earth's atmosphere and create a harmless fireball over eastern Russia's Olyokminsky District. The asteroid was first observed with the University of Arizona's Bok telescope by the @NASA funded Catalina Sky Survey and

Our NEOWISE spacecraft, originally launched as WISE and the pathfinder for @NASA's upcoming NEO Surveyor asteroid-hunting telescope, has burned up in Earth’s atmosphere, as expected, after more than 14 years of operation. go.nasa.gov/4fv53mo

Here are the October updates for #PlanetaryDefense. Thanks to efforts at @NASA and across the globe, we have discovered nearly 11,000 near-Earth asteroids larger than 140 meters, with an estimated 14,000 left to find. go.nasa.gov/414oCMc

Congratulations to @ESA for the successful launch of its Hera mission today! Hera will study the asteroid system impacted by our DART mission in 2022 to better understand asteroid deflection as a method for defending our planet.

Thanks to #PlanetaryDefense efforts at NASA and across the globe, we've discovered over 11,000 near-Earth #asteroids larger than 140 meters in size. It's estimated there are ~14,000 left to find. 🔭 Learn more about Planetary Defense @NASA: go.nasa.gov/414oCMc

The due date for this NASA RFI has been extended to October 28. See updated RFI: go.nasa.gov/JanusRFIA29I

NASA's Deep Space Network Goldstone Solar System Radar imaged #asteroid 2024 ON - first observed by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Hawaii - as it safely flew past Earth on Tuesday. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/4gv03iD

NASA has released a Request for Information to the space community to determine interest in developing a non-NASA-led mission to Apophis utilizing the agency’s Janus spacecraft. Responses are due Oct. 1. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/JanusRFIA29I

The 5th #PlanetaryDefense Interagency Tabletop Exercise After Action Report, which details the exercise and identifies several key areas for planetary defense advancement, is now publicly available. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/PDTTX5AfterAct…

Science Meets Storytelling: NASA’s Global Hunt for Asteroids How do scientists and filmmakers collaborate to bring life to the stories of astronomers who are hunting for and tracking down asteroids? Vote for NASA’s #PlanetaryDefense panel at @SXSW 2025: panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/147961

.@NASA CNEOS & ESA NEOCC predict that a very small (~1 meter) #asteroid will harmlessly impact Earth's atmosphere in a few hours at ~16:40 UTC (~12:40 pm EDT) and create a #fireball off the east coast of the northern Philippines. It was first observed in space by @catalina_sky.

Congratulations to @ESA for the successful launch of its Hera mission today! Hera will study the asteroid system impacted by our DART mission in 2022 to better understand asteroid deflection as a method for defending our planet.