China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26
Following the success of NASA’s DART mission, Chinese researchers are planning a new planetary defense test that they…
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of…
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense
Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recently unveiled plans for a new moon base — the first…
Airplane sized Asteroid 2026 FB: NASA warns: Airplane-sized asteroid 2026 FB zooming past Earth at 34,000 mph today; what could happen next |
NASA is keeping an eye on near-Earth objects. One such object is a small asteroid called 2026 FB.…
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…
NASA’s DART Mission Did More Than Just Nudge an Asteroid, Study Says
In September 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft rammed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at nearly 15,000 miles per hour…
NASA spots large asteroid on collision course with the Moon
For once, Earth isn’t the one in the crosshairs. NASA scientists have confirmed that a fast-moving asteroid first…
Astronomers Just Spotted an Undiscovered Space Object Hiding in the Sun’s Glare—And It’s Moving Extremely Fast
Hidden by the Sun’s powerful glare, a new space object has been discovered lurking in our Solar System,…
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…
Close-Up Views of NASA’s DART Impact to Inform Planetary Defense
On Sept. 11, 2022, engineers at a flight control center in Turin, Italy, sent a radio signal into…
Meteorite older than Earth smashes house roof in Georgia; scientists trace rock to asteroid belt – video
A meteorite fragment that tore through the roof of a Georgia home last June has been found to…