Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...
An asteroid the size of the Empire State Building, named Apophis, could potentially hit Earth in 2029, but scientists ...
From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, discover the systems in place to prevent a collision and test your decision-making to ...
The asteroid was first observed on October 22 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in Hawaii.
Asteroid Apophis, or "God of Chaos," will pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. This rare encounter offers scientists a ...
Averting an asteroid strike will need many of the same skills we must hone to tackle climate change and future pandemics ...
DART's goal was to examine how well a planetary defense strategy in moving a threatening space rock away from Earth. Hera will examine the collision from a nearby vantage point, providing a different ...
In 2022 its space agency, NASA, collided a semi-autonomous spacecraft (capable of self-steering as well as being remotely ...
A new study posits that our planet's gravity will cause seismic activity on Apophis when it makes its close approach in 2029.
Discovered in 2004, the 450-meter-wide asteroid will pass remarkably close to Earth on April 13, 2029, offering a unique ...