In the United States, funding for planetary defense has long had strong bipartisan support both inside and outside of ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

NASA has shared the first photos taken by the DART’s built-in camera system. Launched in November, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test — or DART for short — is an asteroid-defense system.

The relentless march of technology is allowing scientists to consider the possibility of human exploration of the Solar System ... planetary defense test mission. The Double Asteroid Redirection ...

As space agencies continue to enhance their asteroid defense systems, these missions mark a pivotal moment in humanity’s efforts to protect the planet from catastrophic impacts. As these ...

But arguably, it's the ugly duckling, ancient asteroids that are providing us with a better understanding of how our solar system evolved ... bodies in the main asteroid belt.

Nasa scientists say there is no risk of an impact, but the flyby does provide them with the opportunity to test their asteroid-warning systems. A global network of telescopes will be closely ...

The Nasa probe that struck an asteroid in September to try to deflect ... as it would either increase the time available to mount a defence or reduce the size of the needed projectile.

the asteroid is coming and we have defence. Apophis, also known as the 'God of Chaos' asteroid, will be making its way to Earth in ten years. The odds of a head-on collision with the 340 meter ...