Recent research has focused on understanding the dynamics of these systems, especially in the context of planetary defense. The study of asteroid impacts and the resulting dynamics is crucial for ...

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...

A 100 metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for the first time after telescope observations revealed it has a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...

Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...

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 ...

Using a state-of-the-art asteroid alert system, local astronomers helped capture ... NASA’s planetary defense test, dubbed “Double Asteroid Redirection Test,” or DART, was geared toward ...