NASA's DART: Redirecting an asteroid to protect Earth

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

Asteroid impact aftermath time-lapse - NASA DART

See asteroid Dimorphous, pre- and post-impact, in this time-lapse of Hubble Space Telescope imagery. The space rock was impacted by NASA DART mission. Credit: SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, STScI, Jian-Yang Li ...

‘City-Killer’ Asteroid Threat: Could thousands of undetected space rocks hit Earth? Here’s what’s keeping NASA Scientists awake at night

Space agencies maintain that global cooperation and sustained investment are vital to planetary defence. While the DART ...
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Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life's building blocks may be widespread in the universe

The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.

'What keeps me up at night': NASA scientist warns of undetected city-killer asteroids

A NASA planetary defense officer warns thousands of near-Earth asteroids capable of destroying a city remain undetected.

NASA Finds Building Blocks Of Life On Frozen Asteroid

The universe might have far more amino acids lying around than we realized, which gives life itself far more chances to begin ...

NASA scientist issues stark warning about 15,000 undetected asteroids that could destroy cities: 'Keeps me up at night'

A planetary defense expert working for NASA warned that humanity has no defense against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that could wipe out a city.

NASA scientist's terrifying warning asteroid 'we know nothing about' could wipe out city

A top astronomer responsible for defending the Earth against asteroids has revealed what keeps her up at night — thousands of “city killer” space rocks that remain undetected. Dr Kelly Fast, NASA’s ...
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What Did A NASA Scientist Just Say About City-Killing Asteroids And The Alleged Damage They Could Do?

A NASA scientist has warned that thousands of city-killing asteroids could strike Earth, and there’s currently no defense humanity could use to stop them.
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An Asteroid Might Slam Into the Moon in 2032—and Create a Fiery Flash That’s Visible to Earthlings, New Research Suggests

Early last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 caught the public’s attention as its chances of hitting Earth in the near future climbed ...
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Earth has no way to stop ‘city killer’ asteroids, NASA chief warns

“What keeps me up at night is the asteroids we don’t know about," said NASA's planetary defense chief.
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NASA gives terrifying update on thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids that could hit Earth

NASA's head of planetary defence, Dr Kelly Fast, has issued an unsettling update on thousands of ‘city-killer’ asteroids that could hit Earth.