Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

The threat of a civilization-ending asteroid hitting the Earth is well-known — as a plethora of Hollywood movies on the subject has demonstrated. But there is a less-known threa ...

At the heart of the asteroid belt, a celestial object named Psyche deeply intrigues the scientific community. With its ...

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

Researchers have pinpointed the potential impact date for a massive asteroid, and its impact would be out of this world. This asteroid, named Bennu, is estimated to strike Earth with a destructive ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has shifted from a near term scare to a slow burning celestial drama. Instead of slamming into our planet, the space rock now has a small but real chance of crashing into the Moon, ...

Picture a space rock the size of a football pitch crashing into the North Sea's shallow seabed 43 to 46 million years ago.

Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might ...