In a new paper, scientists argued that our best option is to blow up asteroid 2024 YR4 as part of a "kinetic disruption ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working ...

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 ...

NASA is investing significant resources into asteroid defence, but its new protective system could have unintended ...

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

NASA has issued an alert about an impending asteroid, one as large as a skyscraper, that is on a trajectory towards our ...

The American Apophis Strategy is simple, powerful, and cost-effective: keep OSIRIS-APEX on track and unleash Janus through a public-private partnership. This would put the U.S. in the lead — not just ...

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By impacting asteroids, scientists can collect a wealth of valuable information about the asteroids themselves. For instance, a recent asteroid impact plan announced by China aims to gather key data ...

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.

Did a missile slam into a meteor over China? China has been racing ahead in the field of space, and is also preparing its ...