On Oct. 12 EDT (Oct. 11 PDT), a small asteroid designated 2012 TC4 will safely pass by Earth at a distance of approximately 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). This is a little over... Read more
Earth is not prepared for the threat of hazardous rocks from space, say astronauts who helped formulate the U.N. measures When a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia in Februar... Read more
One solution would be to launch a relatively solid space probe designed to hit the asteroid at high speed It sounds like the script for a Hollywood film: a giant meteorite from out... Read more
A space-based laser system proposed to NASA by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers could be a cost-effective way to nudge small asteroids away from a collision co... Read more
“The foundation of the asteroid grand challenge is partnerships like this one,” NASA and Planetary Resources Inc., of Bellevue, Wash., are partnering to develop crowd-s... Read more