Efforts like NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office aim to detect and deflect potential threats. This isn't just ...
Though NASA confirms that 3I/ATLAS poses no immediate threat to Earth, its unusual trajectory and behaviour have stirred ...
After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes.
Most asteroid flybys pass millions of kilometers away from Earth, too distant to notice. But one upcoming encounter will be ...
From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...
Spotted by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on July 1, the third interstellar visitor is ...