At the heart of the asteroid belt, a celestial object named Psyche deeply intrigues the scientific community. With its ...

A medium-sized asteroid could bring dramatic changes to the Earth – in unexpected ways, according to a new simulation. A new simulation looked at what would happen if the Earth collided with an ...

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

Asteroid 16 Psyche, one of the largest and most enigmatic objects in the asteroid belt, is set to be the focal point of ...

A mysterious metal-rich asteroid called Psyche has been baffling scientists for over two centuries, and its true origin ...

Scientists have simulated the formation of a giant crater on Asteroid 16 Psyche to predict what the space rock looks like on ...

Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might ...

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Webb telescope data shows a once-risky asteroid will safely pass Earth and the Moon in 2032, removing all impact concerns.

Physicists at the University of Oxford have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart—a ...

The China National Space Administration plans to launch the asteroid sample-return mission TianWen-2 with the target being the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The TianWen-2 spacecraft mainly focuses on ...