Nuclear devices generate massive amounts of X-rays. A new experiment suggests that might be enough to divert a killer ...

A school-bus-sized asteroid is expected to spend about two months orbiting Earth as a "mini moon" as it gets temporarily ...

Earth has a new “mini- moon ” after an asteroid has joined our orbit. The object, known as 2024 PT5, has been chasing after ...

There's a new moon on the horizon. The Earth will gain a second, mini-moon on Sept. 29, but it won't stick around too long.

Though referred to as a mini-moon, 2024 PT5 won't complete a full orbit around Earth. Instead, it will be a “temporarily ...

When asteroid samples dropped to the Utah desert in 2023, it was go time for NASA's dedicated curation team.

The internet has been buzzing about a so-called "mini-moon." Here's what we know about 2024 PT5 and if it will be visible.

The European Space Agency is about to launch a spacecraft on an important research mission designed to bolster planetary ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is currently tracking three asteroids scheduled to pass Earth on 25 025.

A blast of X-rays from a nuclear explosion should be enough to save Earth from an incoming asteroid, according to the results ...

The experiment recorded in nanosecond detail how a very large pulse of radiation from a nuclear blast could essentially ...

A recent lab experiment suggests we could deflect an incoming asteroid by heating its surface and letting the jets of ...