Asteroid
Species-Ending Asteroids Hit Earth More Often Than We Realized, NASA Research Suggests
NASA Goddard Chief Scientist James Garvin's controversial findings suggest that some past asteroid impacts were a lot bigger than we realized.
Olympic Pool-Sized Asteroid Has ‘Very Small Chance of Impacting Earth’, NASA Says
Newly-discovered asteroid 2023DW has a 1-in-625 chance of colliding with Earth in 2046, according to current estimates.
Humanity Officially Has a Viable Defence Against Killer Asteroids, NASA Confirms
"This means that we could change an asteroid's path with less warning time," one scientist said of the DART test's successful result.
Future Asteroid That Threatens Earth May Be Near-Indestructible, Scientists Warn
"Rubble-pile" asteroids are far more common than we thought, and destroying them may be effectively impossible. Call in the nukes.
This Interactive Map Will Show You How Screwed You Are If We're Hit by an Asteroid
Asteroid Launcher lets you throw a space rock at any place on the planet and chart the ensuing chaos.
A Skull-Shaped Asteroid Flying by Earth on Halloween Is the Spookiest Thing to Ever Happen in Space
This creepy space object showed that even the cosmos can join in on the Halloween festivities.
NASA Successfully Punched an Asteroid Off-Course in Planetary Defense Test, Agency Announces
NASA's DART mission is humanity's first strike against annihilation by asteroid, and it was a runaway success.
NASA's Asteroid-Punching Test Leaves Trail of Destruction 6,000 Miles Long
The jury's still out on whether the DART mission managed to knock an asteroid off-course, but its trail of debris is very impressive.
Watch the Spectacular Moment NASA Straight-Up Punched an Asteroid in Space
The DART test is humanity's first strike against potential annihilation by an asteroid in the future. And you can watch the moment it happened.
Watch the First Asteroid Defense Test in History Happen Live in Space Tonight
NASA's DART test will slam a small probe into an asteroid in the first-ever planetary defense test that will seek to knock the rock off course.
Probe Discovers 20 Ingredients for Life on Asteroid Currently In Space
The returned samples containing amino acids from the Ryugu asteroid haven't been contaminated by falling to Earth.