A wave of large-scale planetary defense drills has been carried out across the world in recent weeks.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft refines the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS while the UN utilises the safe object for a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Most of Thursday's conversation surrounded the agency's highly anticipated Near-Earth Object (NEO ...

If a large asteroid is ever found to be on a direct collision course with Earth, we currently have one tried-and-tested technology that, if further developed, could save us from its potentially ...

A look at how 3I/ATLAS's baffling anomalies are reshaping US homeland-defence strategy and elevating the Golden Dome ...

In response to the growing concern over a potential asteroid impact, China has established a planetary defense force. This initiative is part of a broader effort to safeguard Earth from near-Earth ...

EADaily, . Columnist-blogger Rafi Glick from the English-language Israeli The Times of Israel wonders why, against the ...

Imagine staring at a single dot on a radar screen, only to realise it isn't alone—it's bringing friends. For decades, ...

To help guide NASA’s efforts over the next decade, the agency today released its Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan. For three decades, NASA has engaged in studying near-Earth objects (NEOs), ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. On a fall evening in 2022, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory were busy with the final stages of a planetary defense ...

With the increasing presence of space debris and the potential risk posed by near-Earth objects (NEOs) colliding with Earth, it is important to understand ongoing and future coordination efforts for ...