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Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...
Asteroids aren’t just space rocks - they could hold the secrets to Earth’s origin, limitless resources, and even planetary ...
As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...
NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting ...
A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that without launching nukes into space means getting creative.
NASA is working on a new space observatory, NEO Surveyor, the first spacecraft designed to assess the threats of asteroids well in advance. The mission launch date is expected to be in the fall of ...
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet today at a speed of around 45,991 miles per hour, according to NASA.
Earth's planetary defense community leapt into action and further observations quickly ruled out that the asteroid—called 2024 YR4—will strike Earth on December 22, 2032. But the odds that it ...