China To Target Asteroid 2019 VL5 for Planetary Defense Experiment; How Can It Help Prepare Against Future Threats of Incoming Space Rocks?

Medicine & Technology Jul 05, 2024

China is planning to launch a spacecraft to smash a nearby asteroid called 2019 VL5. Continue reading the article to learn more.

Mars Faces Three Times More Potentially Hazardous Asteroids Than Earth [Study]

May 19, 2024

There are more asteroids that cross Mars than Earth. Continue reading to learn more.

Meet SpaceHopper: 3-Legged Robot That Can Hop in Zero-Gravity Environment, Explore Small Celestial Bodies Like Asteroids

Apr 15, 2024

SpaceHopper is a three-legged robot that can help explore low-gravity environments like moons and asteroids. Continue reading to learn more.

Earth’s Violent Ending: Expanding Sun Will Swallow Our Planet in 6 Billion Years, Other Celestial Bodies Could Be Ground Into Dust

Apr 09, 2024

Earth could have a violent ending in the hands of the Sun when it turns into a white dwarf. Continue reading to learn more.

Water Detected on Asteroids Iris and Massalia; Spectral Lines Consistent With Findings on Moon

Feb 14, 2024

Water was detected in asteroids for the first time. Continue reading to learn more.

Mesmerizing Footage Captures Fiery Demise of Over 3-Feet Asteroid Racing Across the Night Sky

Jan 23, 2024

Just hours before its explosive display over Berlin, scientists identified a near-Earth asteroid, marking the eighth-ever instance of pre-detection in history. Continue reading to learn more details.

Plan B for Asteroid Deflection: Researchers Simulate Using Nuclear Bomb for Earth's Protection

Dec 26, 2023

Scientists simulate a nuclear bomb's impact on an approaching asteroid using AI, discovering potential deflection or fragmentation to avert disaster. Continue reading for more details.

Near-Miss Asteroid and the Urgency of Asteroid Deflection: Can We Stop Them in Time?

Oct 31, 2023

An asteroid seen passing near Earth in July highlights the need for asteroid detection and defense methods, like the "Pulverize It" concept. Read on for more details.

How To Be an Asteroid Miner? Here’s the Database You Need To Check for Space Mining

May 30, 2023

You've got to familiarize yourself with the ECOCEL database if you want to pursue asteroid mining. Read to know the details.

Earth Has Three Times Higher Risk of an Asteroid Impact Than Previously Thought, NASA Warns

Mar 22, 2023

New evidence shows that Earth has been hit by asteroids many more times than previously believed and these events were 10 times more powerful than a nuclear bomb. Read the article to learn more.

Asteroid Ryugu Samples Found To Contain RNA Component Called Uracil; Findings Could Shed Light on How Life on Earth Started

Mar 21, 2023

Asteroid Ryugu was found to host yet another key building block of life: uracil. Read to learn more.

Five Asteroids on Course To Hit Earth; Scientists Identify Several Space Rocks That Could Strike the Planet in the Next Centuries

Mar 20, 2023

NASA closely monitors the asteroids that may pose a threat to Earth and ranks them on how hazardous they could be. Check out which of them would most likely hit Earth in the coming centuries.

165-foot Asteroid Estimated To Hit Earth in 2046 Now Highly Unlikely To Hit the Planet, NASA Says

Mar 16, 2023

Asteroid 2023 DW had a one-in-600 chance of destroying an entire city on Valentine's Day in 2046, but it is now predicted to fly by Earth without colliding with the planet. Read the article to learn more details.

Trio of Asteroids as Big as Skyscrapers To Fly by Earth This Week, NASA Warns

Feb 27, 2023

This week, three different asteroids (with two of them classified as PHAs) will be passing over earth. Read to learn more.

Colosseum-Sized Asteroid Between Jupiter and Mars Discovered; Could This Be the Smallest Finding of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope?

Feb 07, 2023

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was able to pick up a tiny colosseum-sized asteroid, which is probably the smallest that the prominent telescope has ever detected. Read to know more.