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 ...
A new study suggests early orbital data from asteroids could reveal faster interplanetary routes, potentially reducing Mars round-trip missions to as little as 153 days. Researcher Marcelo de Oliveira ...
Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had come ...
In a research article recently published in Space: Science & Technology, researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the distribution of scattered waves and signal power alterations ...
The China National Space Administration plans to launch the asteroid sample-return mission TianWen-2 with the target being the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The TianWen-2 spacecraft mainly focuses on ...
The 1998 sci-fi classic Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster got one thing right – we really could nuke an ...
There were concerns that Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon or Earth. Asteroid-2024-YR4 NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely miss both Earth and the moon in 2032. Webb telescope enabled ...