Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 of China's largest rockets to practice turning away a sizable asteroid - a technique that may eventually be crucial if a killer rock is on a collision ...

Asteroids are one of the few science fiction threats which might actually darken our planetary doorstep. We can probably safely assume that alien invasion, zombies, and killer robots remain in the ...

Scientists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say potentially dangerous asteroids could possibly be deflected by exploding a nuclear warhead more than a mile from its surface and showering it with X-rays to ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

Deflecting killer asteroids with nuclear weapons has long been the stuff of science fiction. But thanks to an experiment at Sandia National Laboratories, that scenario has taken a step closer to ...

Scientists studying asteroids found that two seemingly unrelated types share a strange dusty coating of troilite. By using polarization of light instead of traditional spectra, they uncovered evidence ...

The European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has found evidence of more than 350 previously unknown moons orbiting asteroids within our solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Scientists are digging into the hidden makeup of carbon-rich asteroids to see whether they could one day fuel space exploration—or even be mined for valuable resources. By analyzing rare meteorites ...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — As summer approaches, many teens are headed to the beach, but a select group of students from across the globe are aiming much higher: toward the stars. Georgia College & State ...