A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...
Asteroid deflection could backfire if the impact shoves the rock into a cosmic keyhole, a hidden trapdoor in space.
The asteroid is projected to come within 865,000 miles of Earth—nearly five times closer than the orbit of the moon.
NASA is tracking a massive asteroid headed towards Earth named 2021 R16, which will come remarkably close to our planet as it hurtles through space.
An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...
NASA is tracking an airplane-sized asteroid that's due to zip past Earth tomorrow at around 28,600 miles per hour, according ...