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last mo.

Study Proposes Drilling Into Threatening Asteroids and Detonating Nuclear Devices Inside

Simulations show internal blasts couple far more energy and could destroy roughly 100‑meter rocks or alter the paths of much larger bodies if missions have months to years to prepare.

7 ARTICLES

5mo ago

NASA’s DART Test Measurably Shifted an Asteroid System’s Solar Orbit, Studies Find

4 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Study Flags Hidden Venus Co-Orbitals That Could Drift Into Earth-Crossing Paths

4 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Study Outlines Nuclear or Kinetic Response as Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses 4% Moon-Impact Risk

11 ARTICLES

11mo ago

Skyscraper-Size Asteroid 2025 FA22 Makes Safe Earth Flyby on Sept. 18

7 ARTICLES

last yr.

'City-Killer' Asteroid Now 4.3% Likely to Strike Moon, Threatening Satellite Networks

7 ARTICLES

last yr.

Three Hidden Asteroids Co-Orbiting Venus Pose Unseen Threat to Earth

8 ARTICLES

last yr.

Astronomers Detect Smallest Asteroids in Main Belt Using Infrared Data

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

New Documentary Explores Lesser-Known Dinosaurs of Gondwana