What would happen if a huge asteroid were headed toward Earth? Though this might be the topic of innumerable Hollywood movies, it’s also a real concern for space agencies like NASA and its Planetary ...

The two-day tabletop exercise at APL examined how government agencies would respond to an asteroid threat more than a decade away. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/Ed Whitman WASHINGTON — A recent planetary ...

This image shows the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. (NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/CSA/York/MDA via AP) (CN) — NASA released its summary of the ...

Is humanity prepared to face down an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years? Scientists and experts say there's work to be done. When NASA posed the hypothetical scenario, devised by ...