NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Across the globe, technology that is designed to generate solar energy could potentially be employed for yet another planet-saving enterprise: Asteroid detection. One scientist at ...

This Manhattan-size object presents a unique opportunity for scientists to enhance our planetary defense strategies against dangerous asteroids. While the comet’s potential risks are being assessed, ...

MIT researchers have unveiled a cutting-edge method to detect and track smaller asteroids that could potentially disrupt Earth’s space-based infrastructure. Published in the Research Notes of the AAS, ...

We need an enhanced version of SUNSET to establish a space-based, combined discovery and early-warning system for NEOs (Near Earth Objects). If we use multiple satellites traveling ahead of Earth on ...

Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into electricity, to work in the dark. He proposes that these large mirrors could help ...

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