Asteroid 2024 YR4, a roughly 180 foot wide rock initially labeled a “city killer,” has focused attention on how quickly a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists have discovered that the target asteroid of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

The DART experiment did not just change the orbit of a harmless asteroid. It marked the beginning of a practical strategy to protect Earth. LICIACube’s images gave the world its first close-up view of ...

A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph. The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly tighter orbit around ...