In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

NASA has been tracking an asteroid with unusual characteristics, but could there be more to the story than they’re letting on ...

Scientists found that NASA's DART spacecraft ejected a massive barrage of boulders when it bashed into asteroid Dimorphos in ...

The report comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s initial budget proposal for NASA, which calls for historically large cuts to the space agency.

There are currently no known asteroids on an impact course with the planet. Still, scientists are keeping a watchful eye on ...

NASA successfully disrupted the orbit of an asteroid in a mission last month that tested a strategy to defend against a potential asteroid headed toward Earth, the agency said on Tuesday.

NASA asteroid defense setback prompts experts to warn about gaps in Earth’s planetary protection strategy. Length: 145 ...

Planetary defense scientists say NASA’s DART asteroid redirection mission sent space rocks hurtling on unexpected ...

Once again, the US public says NASA should prioritize asteroid defense Just 7 percent of US women want NASA to prioritize humans to Mars. Eric Berger – Jul 20, 2023 10:49 am | 242 ...

The idea of a massive asteroid hurtling towards Earth, threatening our very existence, sounds like the plot of a Hollywood ...

The NASA DART spacecraft will impact the asteroid Dimorphos on the evening of Sept. 26. The asteroid, which has a diameter of 525 feet, poses no threat to Earth.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against future asteroid threats, but government budget cuts are… ...