From how space rocks wobble to where to hit them, scientists are learning the fine art of asteroid deflection — and it could ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes.

Oreo, the globally recognized cream-filled biscuit, has its own \"doomsday vault\" located in a remote Norwegian mountain, ...

The European Space Agency signed a cooperation deal with South Korea and advanced a rideshare mission with Japan, as the agency pushes for wider global partnerships.

Behind the roar of a straight-piped Maserati lies a lesson in acoustics and airflow dynamics. Without catalytic converters or ...

Key programmes led from JPL include the Europa Clipper, the asteroid-hunting Psyche probe, and the Deep Space Network that ...

A destructive A.I., like a nuclear bomb, is now a concrete possibility; the question is whether anyone will be reckless ...

3I/ATLAS is called a comet. Except that, upon closer look, it doesn't look like a comet. Dubbed as an "unusually fast" ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck Earth around 66 million years ago was huge — around 7 ...

Between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter lies a ring-shaped region called the asteroid belt, home to the vast majority of our solar system’s space rocks. The asteroid belt is as old as the solar system ...

An asteroid that scientists initially feared might pose a risk to Earth may could instead strike the moon in 2032, according to the European Space Agency, but some scientists are suggesting it could ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 4% chance of smashing into the Moon in about seven years. Astronomers are already working out ways to prevent a potential impact. reading time 3 minutes Asteroid 2024 ...