The good news is that if Earth is incredibly unlucky and the asteroid does hit on Dec. 22, 2032, it will not destroy the world. However, if it impacts the Earth, the asteroid will ...

Hollywood films would have you believe that the best way to deal with an Earth-threatening asteroid is to blast it out of ...

A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...

Applicants must be younger than 35 and “maintain a firm political stance” in line with the ruling Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping, the job listing said.

A space probe named Hera captured images of Mars' small Deimos moon while on a mission to examine an asteroid.

In short, asteroid 2024 YR4 went from breaking records for known threatening asteroids to being a near-zero threat. At some ...

"Sending multiple smaller impactors not only results in a higher asteroid push but also potentially saves operational cost and increases tactical flexibility for deflection." Ferrari agrees with ...

Like our moon, Deimos is tidally locked to Mars, meaning the same side always faces the planet—the only side visible to ...

The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.

While the chance of a collision remains relatively low, experts are closely monitoring its trajectory due to the possibility of a catastrophic event.

This is one of many asteroid deflection techniques that could be utilized. This week, 11Alive had the opportunity to interview NASA's Acting Planetary Defense Officer, Dr. Kelly Fast, to get more ...