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NASA's DART mission proved we are able to change an asteroid's path by smashing a spacecraft into it, but exactly where we ...
While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, active Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their ...
Asteroid 2025 FA22, significantly larger than Delhi's Qutub Minar, will make a close approach to Earth on September 18, 2025.
Experts have warned that NASA's asteroid deflection system could inadvertently send one towards Earth. The Double Asteroid ...
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 ...
When a massive asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, the solution seems straightforward; smash a spacecraft into it and knock it off course.
Residents across western Victoria have reported a meteor lighting up the night sky before crashing in the state’s west.
The 60-meter asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon. Could such a lunar collision create a dangerous ...
"We are excited to be able to confirm that the object is a true chondrite meteorite," said the chair of TCNJ's physics department. HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, New Jersey -- Experts at The College of New Jersey ...
Learn more about the processes behind diverting asteroids and how experts must ensure we don't inadvertently knock them back into a collision course.