For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first spotted by ...
Ceres is the largest 'asteroid' in our solar system, big enough that it's actually classified as a dwarf planet, like Pluto.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, a celestial body roughly the size of a small building, has captured global attention due to its potential ...
Researchers discovered a new field of ancient tektites in South Australia, revealing a long-forgotten asteroid impact. These 11-million-year-old glass fragments differ chemically and geographically ...
A plan by a team of scientists suggests using nuclear explosive devices to prevent an asteroid, 2024 YR4, from striking the moon in 2032.
Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is passing Earth. Scientists have studied using nuclear explosions to deflect comets. The goal ...
Dive into NASA's ATLAS system as interstellar 3I/ATLAS nears Sun on 29 Oct 2025—no Earth hit, but astrometry campaign probes ...
A massive crater hidden beneath the Atlantic seafloor has been confirmed as the result of an asteroid strike from 66 million ...
Astronomers say a recently-discovered asteroid nearly landed on Earth, and that it could have caused serious damage if it were to make landfall on the planet. The European Space Agency says the ...
A group of scientists recently published a paper that considers options for dealing with the asteroid — one of which includes a nuclear “disruption” An asteroid may hit the moon in 2032 — and some ...
Dinosaurs appear to have been thriving before a giant asteroid hit the Earth 66 million years ago, paleontologists working in ...
New findings indicate dinosaurs were flourishing just before the asteroid strike. Fossils from New Mexico show diverse and ...