Planetary Defense: NASA Radar Captures Two Large Asteroids Zooming Past Earth

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NASA tracked two near-Earth asteroids, gathering vital data on their trajectories and physical characteristics using radar technology that supports ongoing planetary defense efforts. (Artistic concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK and 2011 UL21 as they safely passed by Earth. Researchers at NASA‘s Jet … Read more

NASA’s planetary radar tracks two large asteroids passing close to each other

The Goldstone Solar System Radar, part of NASA’s Deep Space Network, made these observations of the recently discovered 150-meter-wide asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach — within about 295,000 kilometers of Earth — on June 29. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Deep Space Network’s Goldstone planetary radar had a busy few days observing asteroids 2024 MK … Read more

My favorite iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and watchOS 11 features that flew under the radar at WWDC 2024

Apple had to cram so much into its WWDC 2024 keynote that some features stayed out of the spotlight. Here on the company’s campus, I had the chance to speak with several executives and dive deeper into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, Apple Intelligence, watchOS 11, and more. During these sessions I was able to learn … Read more