How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...

The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...

A stronomers detected a 40-to-80-meter asteroid, dubbed a “city killer,” with the potential to collide with Earth in 2032, ...

Two studies published in Nature Communications analyze the impact of the DART mission on Dimorphos, revealing new strategies to improve asteroid deflection effectiveness through the study of ejecta.

The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but ...

YR4 has a very small chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032- but one that has increased slightly since it was first spotted. The latest impact probability is available on the automated Sentry page ...

You need 10 years or more to build, plan and execute an asteroid deflection mission,' he said. 'We don't have much time.' NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, surely one of ...

An award-winning UK scientist warns that it might be too late to deflect the “city killer” asteroid that’s headed toward Earth. Deflection efforts “might not be able to stop 2024 YR4 ...

You need 10 years or more to build, plan and execute an asteroid deflection mission,' he said. Currently, NASA would not be able to deflect an asteroid if it were heading for Earth but it could ...

Pointing out that we have “less than eight years to potentially deal with it,” Dr Andrews asserted, “You need 10 years or more to build, plan and execute an asteroid deflection mission.” ...

This is one of many asteroid deflection techniques that could be utilized. This week, 11Alive had the opportunity to interview NASA's Acting Planetary Defense Officer, Dr. Kelly Fast, to get more ...