Unlike NASA's approach of launching two separate spacecraft, China reportedly plans to send its observer and impactor ...

China is studying an on-orbit kinetic impact test mission for planetary defense that would target a small near-Earth asteroid ...

A seemingly ordinary asteroid has revealed its icy true identity — and new clues for spotting hidden hazards near Earth.

A NASA-led study revealed that a near-Earth object long mistaken for an asteroid—1998 SH2—is actually a hidden comet—a discovery that could prove vital for predicting future threats to Earth.

The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — A NASA defense spacecraft altered the pathway of two asteroids' orbits around the sun, according to a new study.

Scientists from the China National Space Administration outlined a plan to directly change an asteroid’s trajectory relative ...

NASA knocked an asteroid off course in 2022 in a pioneering test of humanity's ability to defend Earth. Its spacecraft's ...

China's state space agency announced a coordinated ground-and-space monitoring system for near-Earth asteroids on June 30, ...

Dimorphos’ egg-like shape and craggy, boulder-dotted surface came into clear view in the last few moments before DART’s impact – Copyright NASA/Jons Hopkins APL ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced it remotely updated the software of the Hera spacecraft currently en-route to 65803 ...