China Wants to Slam a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid at Mach 26
Following the success of NASA’s DART mission, Chinese researchers are planning a new planetary defense test that they…
NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of…
Getting ready for lunar planetary defense
Development in space is gaining serious momentum. Impressively, NASA recently unveiled plans for a new moon base — the first…
A Newly Discovered Asteroid Passed Very Close to Earth
Asteroid 2026 JH2 passed close to Earth with no impact risk, scientists confirmed. Observatories and planetary defense networks…
The Haystack 37m Telescope: A new era of astrophysical research | MIT News
The Haystack 37m Telescope has been a landmark in radio astronomy and radar studies of the solar system since…
China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test…
NASA’s DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun
New research reveals that when NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos…
China designates space sector an “emerging pillar industry,” sets deep space ambitions in new economic blueprint
HELSINKI — China has designated aerospace to be an “emerging pillar industry” in a draft national economic plan,…
Hidden ‘Planet-Killer’ Asteroid Found in Sun’s Glare Exposes Dangerous Blind Spot
“Twilight” discovery: Astronomers have spotted a 700-meter-wide asteroid lurking in the sun’s glare, designated 2025 SC79, which orbits…
Astronomers Just Found a Sneaky Asteroid Near the Sun—and It Highlights a Dangerous Blind Spot
Millions of asteroids are currently zipping through our solar system. These rocky remnants of the early solar system…
A near-Earth asteroid passed close to our planet on October 1, 2025
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system and sometimes hold surprises. Indeed, a near-Earth asteroid named 2025…
Here’s How to Deflect a Dangerous Asteroid Without It Totally Backfiring
In September 2022, NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, successfully altering the space rock’s trajectory. The…