A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

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A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...

Researchers have chemically linked 2D materials using a molecular "velcro," resulting in a device with improved optoelectronic properties. The device, made of palladium nanosheets covalently ...

NASA has warned two massive asteroids 2025 BS4 and 2025 BH2 are set to come dangerously close to Earth today. Asteroid 2025 BS4, will safely pass Earth on January 28, traveling at 35,000 miles per ...

A young boy from Uttar Pradesh's Noida has discovered an asteroid in space and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has confirmed and recognised it. Nasa also asked the class 9 ...

Shiv Nadar School student Daksh Malik, the first winner, discovers an asteroid that will eventually bear his chosen name. Designated currently as '2023 OG40, ' the object is one that NASA found ...

A 14-year-old student from Shiv Nadar School, Noida, is about to make history by naming an asteroid he discovered, thanks to his participation in NASA's International Asteroid Discovery Project ...