An asteroid struck Mars 2.3 million years ago, throwing debris across a region of the planet equal to four times the length ...
In 2022, the world watched with fascination as NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of what kind of defense options might be available to humanity if an incoming ...
The asteroid that NASA flung a spacecraft into was deformed by the collision, but it appears to have reshaped itself and healed. The asteroid, named Dimorphos, was slammed into by NASA's Double ...
Chinese scientists call for focus on asteroid missions China should intensify its asteroid research and focus on sample ...
NASA’s DART mission didn’t just put a dent in tiny asteroid moonlet Dimorphos: the impact may have actually changed Dimorphos’s shape entirely. Dimorphos, an asteroid about 500 feet wide ...
CNN — (CNN) — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, the impact may have caused “global deformation ...
If you've seen films like 'Armageddon' or 'Deep Impact' undoubtedly you've wondered to yourself, "What really would happen if an asteroid were to hit Earth?" or even worse, if it hit close to your ...
What would be the likely outcome of an asteroid colliding with Earth? That's the question tackled by this anxiety-inducing documentary. It seems a lot depends on whereabouts on the planet such an ...
This illustration provided by NASA depicts the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft at the asteroid Bennu. The craft sent a sample from the asteroid back to Earth. (AP) When most people imagine an asteroid, they ...