China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...
China is preparing its first planetary defence mission to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid before 2030, aiming to test ...
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is ...
At this point in history, astronomers and engineers who grew up watching "Deep Impact" and "Armageddon," two movies about the destructive power of asteroid impacts, are likely in relatively high ...
According to the researchers, China’s planned mission goes beyond NASA’s DART demonstration by attempting ...
An asteroid discovered late last year is continuing to stir public interest as its odds of striking planet Earth less than eight years from now continue to increase. Two weeks ago, when Ars first ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. We might be able to defend Earth from a future asteroid impact using ...
Our descendants will — at some time in the future — almost certainly need to deflect an asteroid. But it's possible that in some scenarios a nuclear blast would be necessary. Especially if we have ...