The space agency said they will continue to investigate why the hardware did not burn up during entry and update their systems so it does not occur again.
The Rubin Observatory is a complex, integrated system consisting of an eight-meter wide-field ground-based telescope, the camera, and an automated data processing system.
The asteroid was originally going to be measured with the Beit Hamikdash, aka the ancient First and Second Temples of Jerusalem, per the birthday wishes of the writer's father (happy birthday, dad!).
Asteroid 2008 XH is estimated to be around 102.5 meters in diameter. That makes it around 54 times the size of former US president Donald Trump.
Creation-Space's accelerator will give startups in fields such as robotics, food and construction, an opportunity to integrate into NASA's Artemis program - to settle the moon and set foot on Mars.
Israeli company Creation-Space launches EXPAND, offering startups a unique opportunity for breakthrough technological developments in space exploration, lunar settlement, and Mars missions.
52 years since the last manned moon vehicle, NASA is now building its successor, with General Motors among the contenders, also involved in the 1970s original vehicle.
It was unclear how NASA would ultimately reconcile the seeming paradox of using similar technology for spaceflight systems to accomplish something never done before.
On Tuesday, the White House directed NASA to establish a unified time standard for the moon and other celestial bodies.
Weizmann scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova.