Asteroid set to strike earth in 7 years, China begins recruitment for ‘planetary defence force’
China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.
Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
Rivkin led the investigation for NASA's 2022 DART mission, which successfully nudged an asteroid off its course using a spacecraft — a strategy known as a "kinetic impactor." The target asteroid ...
An asteroid heading towards Earth could wipe out a city, but what are the chances?
NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.
Drastic solution may be needed to knock ‘city killer’ asteroid off course by 2032
We might already be too late to knock ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 out of the way with a tested method, a scientist has ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
DART and Hera: Missions to test, study asteroid-obliterating tech The ongoing scientific preparation is not just about observation. In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to ...
Inside Nasa’s sci-fi movie battle to save earth from asteroid strike that could cause more damage than 100 nuclear bombs
IF you’ve got any plans for December 22, 2032, you might want to bring them forward. Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just doubled. If ...
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Scientists give chilling update on 'city-destroying' asteroid that may hit Earth as NASA makes emergency decision
A scientist who has written a book on how to defend our planet from an asteroid collision, has spoken out following news of ...