Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, ...

The old joke about the dinosaurs going extinct because they didn't have a space program may be overselling the need for one.

Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, ...

Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling towards Earth in the future, ...

We've learned more about the composition of asteroids in the last few years than in the prior few decades. Missions like ...

An experiment with powerful pulses of energy sent test targets flying in a step forward for planetary defense.

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have made significant strides in understanding how nuclear explosions could be ...

A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.

Other diversions range from the forceful, such as hitting an asteroid with a nuclear weapon, to the sublime, such as painting one side of an asteroid black, causing it to absorb more solar ...

Humanity could use a nuclear bomb to deflect a massive, life-threatening asteroid hurtling toward Earth in the future, according to scientists who tested the theory in the laboratory by blasting ...

The Miami vs. South Florida game will be played on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT). The NCAA college ...