"The world must be able to execute a nuclear deflection mission with high confidence, yet cannot conduct a real-world test in ...

Fireballs are bright meteors and can be yellow, blue, red, green and sometimes violet. Fast-moving meteors are frequently ...

NASA launched a mission to an asteroid a scientist estimated could be worth up a ridiculous amount, but they later made an admission about that figure ...

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NASA Planetary Scientist Noah Petro dishes on what it took plan the impressive touch-and-go return mission, why much of the ...

NASA flags an asteroid, the odds shift, and better tracking usually turns worry into a clean miss. The system improves each ...

American space agency NASA is preparing the Near Space Network and the Deep Space Network to keep in touch with the Artemis II astronauts.

Early last year, there was talk that the newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a really small, but probable chance of ...

Though there's only a 4% chance that 2024 YR4 hits the moon, scientists have stated it would be a once-in-a-lifetime ...

A stronomers are getting prepared for the chance to see "the most energetic lunar impact event ever recorded in human history ...

Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

Venus could experience a dramatic meteor shower this summer, the result of the breaking apart of a nearby asteroid that has ...