NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. The Les Makes ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.

NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing space rocks.

NASA is actively working on planetary defence against asteroids that could threaten Earth. Their new documentary highlights efforts being made.

Space.com: The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is now en route to perform late next year a look-see of the asteroid Dimorphos and its orbiting moonlet Didymos. NASA's DART mission in 2022 ...

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) marked a historic milestone in planetary defense, serving as the first real-world test of asteroid deflection via kinetic impact. The spacecraft ...

The trans-Neptunian object Altjira, 44 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, could be the second known trinary, ...