To boost detection of potentially dangerous meteors, the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University is now sharing its open-source bolide detection software, dubbed ...

In the heat of the Cold War, Soviet scientists explored a frightening concept — redirecting asteroids to strike Earth with devastating force.

Astronomers have discovered that asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Japan’s Hayabusa2 extended mission, is far smaller and faster-spinning than previously thought. Astronomers have conducted a new ...

An asteroid known as 2024 YR4 could be just a few years away from colliding with the moon, and such an impact could have ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can ...