Will Earth 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? NASA weighs in

People online claimed "Project Anchor" — a secret NASA document about the supposed cosmic event — leaked online in 2024.

NASA mission maps invisible heat loss from Earth's rapidly changing poles

At the top and bottom of the planet, the seasons arrive on a schedule all their own. Satellite data from a mission measuring ...
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NASA debunks viral claims Earth will lose gravity this week

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral conspiracy claims Earth’s gravity will disappear for seven seconds on August 12. | ©Image Credit: Zelch Csaba / Pexels For ...

NASA tracking plane-sized asteroid approaching Earth tomorrow

NASA says 55-meter asteroid 2026 OE1 will pass Earth tomorrow at 1.82 million miles.
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NASA Shares Station Research Today Supporting Moon, Mars Tomorrow

Chris Williams, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Jessica Meir inside the space station’s cupola waiting to observe the Orion spacecraft—with the Artemis II crew inside—as it reenters Earth’s ...

NASA's bid to save a prized space telescope takes an alarming turn

NASA's highly-anticipated mission to save the Swift Observatory from doom is now fighting for its own survival. Here's the ...

On This Day in Space: NASA launched the 100-foot Echo 1A balloon on August 12, 1960; the passive satellite reflected telephone, radio and television signals across Earth

Exactly sixty-six years ago from today, on August 12, 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, a 100-foot-diameter balloon that became the agency's first successful communications satellite. Unlike modern ...
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NASA funds orbital hangar to make commercial space sample returns cheaper, faster

Orbital infrastructure company Gravitics has won a NASA award to develop an orbital hangar ...
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A mission to save NASA’s falling observatory spun out of control. What happens next

A daring mission to rescue one of NASA’s crucial space observatories from falling to Earth has encountered issues of its own — but there may still be hope for both spacecraft to beat the odds. The ...

In 1998, NASA sent a miniature rose into orbit; microgravity changed the flower’s scent, and perfumers later bottled the otherworldly aroma

In 1998, a miniature rose known as Overnight Scentsation embarked on a journey aboard Space Shuttle Discovery. This extraordinary experiment delved into the effects of microgravity on the flower's ...

In 1970, NASA deliberately crashed Apollo 13’s rocket into the Moon; the impact made the lunar interior “ring” for over three hours

Despite facing a harrowing crisis, the Apollo 13 mission still managed to execute a scientific experiment. They intentionally crashed the upper stage of the rocket onto the moon, resulting in seismic ...