Scientists warn NASA's asteroid deflection system could actually put one on a collision course with Earth

Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...

An Asteroid Could Smash Into the Moon in 2032. Here’s Why We Should Destroy It

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...
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NASA warns skyscraper-sized asteroid is heading for Earth

NASA has issued an alert about an impending asteroid, one as large as a skyscraper, that is on a trajectory towards our ...
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Hit the wrong spot and an asteroid returns on a collision course

Scientists caution that asteroid deflection must be precise, as striking the wrong spot risks sending it through a gravitational keyhole that sets up a future collision with Earth. Using lessons from ...

Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring

New research warns that if we don't hit an asteroid in exactly the right spot, it could end up on a collision course with ...
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Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity

A rock the size of a 30-story building is hurtling towards Earth. Travelling 20 times faster than a bullet, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent chance of hitting us in 2032, roughly the same ...
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Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say

To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole. Their technique ...

Massive asteroid bigger than a skyscraper heading toward Earth at 24,000 mph

Asteroid 2025 FA22, measuring up to 951 feet across, will make a close approach to Earth early Thursday according to NASA ...

China's Dual-Use Asteroid-Collision Research Threatens Satellites

China has unveiled its mission to impact deliberately a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 – a decisive step toward establishing its ...

Beware of the 'gravitational keyhole': How to find the safest spots to deflect a hazardous asteroid

Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great ...
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43 million years ago, asteroid impact gave birth to Silverpit crater under North Sea

F or more than two decades, the Silverpit crater, a strange circular depression hidden under the North Sea, has baffled ...
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DART NASA: Spacecraft successfully slams into an asteroid

CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in ...