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NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos to test planetary defense. But weeks later, its orbit kept ...
Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
Mercury’s risk of orbital disruption rises by 50–80%. There’s a 0.3% chance Mars could be lost through collision or ejection, ...
Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...
Keeping Earth safe from asteroids isn’t just spotting them – it’s also helping people understand what a high-impact probability with Earth means.
If a huge asteroid smashes into the moon in 2032, the gigantic explosion would send debris streaming toward Earth that would ...
Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...
Earth is perfectly safe from a menacing asteroid known as 2024 YR4 that is big enough to level a city, but the moon? Not so much.
After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There's no real risk to the planet in seven years or afterward, according to the ...
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.
A collision between Earth and another planet is a cataclysmic event; could anything survive? Donald Trump Gives DOGE Update as Elon Musk Says He'll Step Down in May Rescued NASA astronauts deliver ...
China has started recruiting personnel for a planetary defence force amid reports that an asteroid could potentially collide with Earth in 2032. China's State Administration of Science, Technology ...