The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Asteroid Simulation An asteroid named for the ancient Egyptian god of darkness and disorder may not pose a hazard to Earth, but ...
The 1998 sci-fi classic Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster got one thing right – we really could nuke an ...
A nuclear bomb might one day deflect an asteroid and save Earth from a disaster. Here’s how the lab simulation went: Before the asteroid could threaten the peaceful blue planet below, a powerful pulse ...
"When it was discovered in 2004, it appeared Apophis might impact Earth in either 2029, 2036, or 2068," NASA said. "Since ...
Aarti Holla-Maini of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs is primed to spot a potential planetary strike – and a year ago, she thought the moment had come ...
A new study suggests early orbital data from asteroids could reveal faster interplanetary routes, potentially reducing Mars round-trip missions to as little as 153 days. Researcher Marcelo de Oliveira ...