Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 4% chance of colliding with Earth’s moon in 2032, and some scientists are considering whether they ...
Though NASA confirms that 3I/ATLAS poses no immediate threat to Earth, its unusual trajectory and behaviour have stirred ...
A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the moon in 2032.
Astronomers are considering blowing up the “city killer” asteroid, estimated to have a small chance of crashing onto the Moon ...
NASA is studying interstellar object 3I/ATLAS to refine its planetary defence systems, using the comet's rare trajectory as a ...
A small asteroid, known as 2025 TF, flew over Antarctica on October 1, 2025, at an altitude of only 266 miles.
Astronomers have identified 2025 SC79, a new asteroid with a remarkably fast 128-day orbit, placing it among the ...
No, NASA didn’t confirm a second moon, but scientists did discover something else that’s been traveling with Earth for ...
If researchers one day spot an asteroid on a collision course with Earth, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has already demonstrated that we can change its path by smashing a spaceship ...
could deflect a dangerous asteroid from a potential collision course with Earth. As early as 1968, students at MIT had proposed a thought experiment to commandeer NASA rockets to deflect an earthbound ...
A recently identified asteroid is capturing astronomers' attention with its frantic race around the Sun. Discovered under ...
Asteroid ‘Families’ Reveal Hidden Histories and Impact Risks across the Solar System ...