An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device could vaporise the surface of an asteroid and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth, according to a new proof ... near-Earth objects can be ...

New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near ...

NASA tracks five near-Earth asteroids flying close to our planet this week. Despite their size, none pose a threat for at ...

Scientists have discovered a new asteroid with a one-in-83 ... For now, though, observations point toward the asteroid barely missing Earth, as seen in the simulation shared by amateur astronomer ...

Four large “potentially hazardous” asteroids ... and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth in what it calls the Asteroid Watch dashboard. It reveals the object’s approximate ...

In the vast expanse of space, an estimated one million Near Earth Objects (NEOs), also known as near-Earth asteroids, are ...

An asteroid, estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, has a chance of crashing into Earth in less ... Observatory in New Mexico, the Danish Telescope and the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

An X-ray pulse generated by a nuclear device could vaporise the surface of an asteroid and deflect it from a trajectory towards Earth, according to a new proof-of-concept lab ... Nasa demonstrated ...

New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near Earth ...

New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the planet and might instead impact the Moon. Nasa’s Center for Near ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on ... Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or Cneos, reviewed the trajectory of the asteroid 2024 YR4 and ...