After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space ...

Astronomers want to blow up this asteroid before it likely strikes the Moon - Deflection missions appear ‘impractical’, scientists say ...

If an asteroid is on a collision course with the moon, should it be deflected or blown up? A paper from NASA scientists and ...

A city-block-sized asteroid named 2024 YR4 is hurtling through space, and it has our Moon in its sights. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

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Picture this: a 'city killer' asteroid is hurtling through space, and its trajectory has it on a collision course. Thankfully ...

Although it won’t hit Earth, an asteroid once labeled a “city killer” is now back in the spotlight — this time, because it might hit the moon. KTLA spoke with Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer ...

NASA scientists are weighing a drastic plan to launch nuclear bombs at a “city killer” asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032.

A GIANT asteroid that risks crashing into the Moon could be nuked before it makes impact. Scientists are looking into the possibility of destroying the so-called “city-killer” asteroid ...