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Asteroids

Apophis Impact Mitigation DART Mission Nuclear Deflection Detection Methods Didymos and Dimorphos Impact Threats Near-Earth Objects Hera Mission Ejecta Dynamics

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2w ago

China Proposes Mach-26 Kinetic Strike on Small Near-Earth Asteroid

Researchers say the concept would test a more realistic planetary defense through a dual‑spacecraft design to alter an asteroid's path with an onboard observer recording impact effects.

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4w ago

Study Proposes Drilling Into Threatening Asteroids and Detonating Nuclear Devices Inside

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3mo ago

ESA and JAXA Seal Ramses Mission to Meet Apophis Before 2029 Earth Flyby

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6mo ago

CERN Test Finds Iron Meteorite Hardens Under Extreme Irradiation, Bolstering Nuclear-Deflection Case

4 ARTICLES

11mo ago

ESA's RAMSES Mission Set to Explore Asteroid Apophis in 2029

Asteroids

China Proposes Mach-26 Kinetic Strike on Small Near-Earth Asteroid

Study Proposes Drilling Into Threatening Asteroids and Detonating Nuclear Devices Inside

ESA and JAXA Seal Ramses Mission to Meet Apophis Before 2029 Earth Flyby

CERN Test Finds Iron Meteorite Hardens Under Extreme Irradiation, Bolstering Nuclear-Deflection Case

China Unveils Two-Spacecraft Test to Nudge an Asteroid’s Orbit

Nuclear X-Rays Could Deflect Life-Threatening Asteroids, Study Shows

Asteroid Deflection Mission Debris Could Reach Earth and Mars

NASA's DART Mission Unveils New Insights into Asteroid Deflection

NASA's DART Mission Yields Crucial Insights on Asteroid Deflection

ESA's RAMSES Mission Set to Explore Asteroid Apophis in 2029