Asteroid impact aftermath time-lapse - NASA DART

See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was ...

NASA's DART: Redirecting an asteroid to protect Earth

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today

The space rock, known as "2026 AJ" and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling toward our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.
Yahoo

Can NASA blow up an asteroid before it hits the moon?

Good news: It's probably not going to hit Earth anymore. Bad news: It still could hit the moon — and some astronomers think NASA should blow it up. An asteroid that could be as big as the Statue of ...
TechSpot

NASA studies plan to destroy asteroid with nuclear bombs before it can hit the Moon

Let's bomb space: First discovered in December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is drawing growing attention from the international space community. Scientists are now exploring options to address this ...
NBC New York

An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, what should humanity do? Try to nudge the space rock out of the way before it strikes? Obliterate it with a nuclear explosion? Such a cosmic ...

Astronomer talks with NewsWest 9 on possible meteor seen in Midland

There are no reports from any government agency confirming a meteor or asteroid strike in the Midland area. Neither NASA nor ...
Newsweek

NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth This Week

NASA is monitoring a bus-sized asteroid that’s soaring towards Earth at nearly 8,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Estimated to measure ...