China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test…
NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos…
China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint
HELSINKI — China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan,…
Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot
“Twilight” discovery: Astronomers have spotted a 700-meter-wide asteroid lurking in the sun’s glare, designated 2025 SC79, which orbits…
Astronomers Just Found a Sneaky Asteroid Near the Sun—and It Highlights a Dangerous Blind Spot
Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system…
A near-Earth asteroid passed close to our planet on October 1, 2025
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system and sometimes hold surprises. Indeed, a near-Earth asteroid named 2025…
2 billion people will be able to see ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029
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The Tiny Cosmic “Keyholes” That Could Send Asteroids Back to Earth
Asteroid deflection could backfire if the impact shoves the rock into a cosmic keyhole, a hidden trapdoor in…
China proposes flyby mission to asteroid Apophis during 2029 Earth encounter
HELSINKI — Chinese scientists are proposing using a pathfinder spacecraft to make a flyby of asteroid Apophis when…