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This list of exoplanets discovered in 2024 is a list of confirmed exoplanets that were first reported in 2024. For exoplanets detected only by radial velocity, the listed value for mass is a lower limit. See Minimum mass for more information.
NASA's Perseverance rover found water, organics, and chemical energy in a Martian rock, hinting at possible ancient microbial life. NASA Made a World-Shaking Discovery: Compelling Evidence of Past ...
2024 YR 4 is an asteroid estimated to be 40 to 90 metres (130 to 300 ft) in diameter that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth object.As of 15 February 2025, 2024 YR 4 was rated as a 3 on the Torino scale, with a 1-in-38 (2.6%) chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032. [7]
The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22, 2032.
Europa Clipper was launched on October 14, 2024, at 12:06 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. [119] Hurricane Milton caused a launch attempt for October 10 to be scrubbed, [ 120 ] resulting in the launch being finalized for October 14.
Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet called Gliese 12b that’s smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, just 40 light-years away.
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem or PACE, a NASA Earth-observing satellite, launched on 8 February 2024. In March, China successfully launched the Queqiao-2 relay satellite mission. The satellite is designed to act as a communication relay between Chang’e missions (including the Chang'e 6 ) and Earth.
NASA is slated to provide an update on the Boeing Starliner capsule that has been docked on the International Space Station (ISS) since its June launch. The agency is expected to determine ...