Scientists are considering possible deflection scenarios, including detonating a nuclear bomb near the asteroid.

A newly discovered, remarkably well-preserved impact crater is shedding fresh light on how extraterrestrial bodies collide ...

When an asteroid threatens Earth, astronomers use a rating called the Torino scale to communicate the risk. Richard Binzel, ...

"If 2024 YR4 strikes the Moon in 2032, it will (statistically speaking) be the largest impact in approximately 5,000 years," ...

In the 1960s, when the possibility of an asteroid impact alarmed the American public for the first time, MIT students drafted ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution of the debris cloud created by the smash-up over the course of a month; ...

Recently discovered asteroid 2023 DW has been predicted to have a close encounter with Earth on Feb. 14, 2046. See NASA's ...

The Badgers have added five incoming transfers to replace significant roster losses from last season. Wisconsin's veteran transfers are well aware of the success that John Tonje had in his lone season ...

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Debris from Comet Encke creates two annual meteor showers, but it might also pose a small risk to Earth. Scientists are ...