Since its discovery in 2004, the asteroid Apophis, known as the “God of Chaos,” has been the object of fascination and concern among astronomers around the world. It will approach …
enlarge / We want to avoid this situation. Science Photo Library/Andrzej Wojcicki/Getty Images In 2005, the U.S. Congress set a clear mandate: To protect our civilization, and perhaps our species, …
New research shows that an asteroid that passed through the atmosphere above Germany in January was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object on record. The space rock, known as …
In less than five years, a 1,000-foot-wide (305-meter-wide) asteroid named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction, Apophis, will pass within 30,000 miles (48,300 kilometers) of Earth. Scientists don’t …
Companies from Blue Origin to a startup are pitching concepts for missions to visit asteroids before they fly close to Earth in five years. Apophis, an asteroid with a diameter …
Location and topography of the lunar crater Giordano Bruno. The image on the left is a map of the far side of the Moon using Lunar Quick Map. The image …
on a clear, bright morning In September 2023, a spacecraft landed at a military base in Utah, and human representatives burst into laughter, tears and applause. It may not look …
As if last year’s exciting double-asteroid redirection test (firing satellite bullets at an asteroid) wasn’t enough, now researchers are conducting detailed simulations of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in the …