"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, ...

Asteroid impacts are typically linked with mass extinctions and catastrophic events. However, recent studies have unearthed a ...

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 Earth. reading time 2 minutes In September 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a ...

Depending on where you smack a planet-threatening asteroid, it might ricochet back to Earth. Smacking a planet-threatening asteroid comes with big responsibility. If we slam an impactor into an ...

Selecting the right spot to smash a spacecraft into the surface of a hazardous asteroid to deflect it must be done with great care, according to new research presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint ...

Discover whether today's humans could survive the same catastrophic asteroid impact that caused the dinosaur extinction. Explore science-backed survival scenarios, modern technology, and the ...

If an asteroid was heading for a deadly impact with Earth, could we nudge it off course safely without making the situation worse? Yes, thanks to a new system for calculating the perfect spot to smack ...

Meanwhile, up to 3,350 craters larger than 1 kilometer could have water, narrowed down to 20 larger than 19 kilometers with concentrated deposits. This means the Moon represents a statistically richer ...

The Trump administration has proposed a number of major cost-saving measures in 2025, and NASA's budget for the 2026 ...

An asteroid that scientists initially feared might pose a risk to Earth may could instead strike the moon in 2032, according to the European Space Agency, but some scientists are suggesting it could ...