Scientists from the China National Space Administration outlined a plan to directly change an asteroid’s trajectory relative ...

A seemingly ordinary asteroid has revealed its icy true identity — and new clues for spotting hidden hazards near Earth.

Asteroid 99942 Apophis is set to make an unusually close pass by Earth on April 13, 2029, but the important part is not ...

Sometime before the end of the decade, a Chinese spacecraft could race toward a small asteroid at roughly nine kilometres per ...

China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...

Spacecraft to hit at 9km/s, equivalent to over 26 times the speed of sound near sea level and nearly 50 per cent faster than ...

In late December, a telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid given the designation 2024 YR4. About a month later, initial observations of the asteroid, estimated to be 40 to 90 meters across, ...

That starts with bolstering the Space Force’s ability to detect and counter asteroid threats to American lunar infrastructure. The recent case of Asteroid YR4 illustrates the concern. In late December ...

Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of International Asteroid Day. In the decade since the United Nations established the observance, scientists say Earth is better prepared to defend itself from the ...

The spacecraft will strike its target at around 9 kilometres per second, making it one of the fastest asteroid impact missions ever attempted. The mission, led by the China Nation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. On June 30, 1908, an asteroid about 65 meters wide collided with Earth’s ...