China is targeting a small non-threatening near-Earth asteroid for a daring attempt to run into it at high speeds and move it off its course. The Chinese asteroid deflection test could happen as early ...

HELSINKI — China will aim to alter the orbit of a potentially threatening asteroid with a kinetic impactor test as part of plans for a planetary defense system. China is drafting a planetary defense ...

If an asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, can humanity be saved not with a bang, but with a nudge? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

The space probe came barreling in at thousands of miles per hour, its mechanical eyes locked on its target—an asteroid named Dimorphos. About an hour out, the asteroid looked to the probe’s cameras ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. (BCN) — Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore played a role in NASA’s successful mission to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday. The mission known ...

HELSINKI — China has selected near-Earth object 2019 VL5 for a combined asteroid deflection and observation test to launch 2025. The mission will use a Long March 3B rocket and carry both an impactor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EAST LANSING — Scientists may be one step closer to being able to protect Earth from objects on a collision course, and Michigan ...