China is developing a space-ground integrated monitoring network for planetary defence. This system will combine ground ...

That starts with bolstering the Space Force’s ability to detect and counter asteroid threats to American lunar infrastructure. The recent case of Asteroid YR4 illustrates the concern. In late December ...

"People will be hurt and killed" if we're not vigilant, scientists warn.

The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully demonstrated "Planetary Defense" technology to prevent asteroid ...

In late December, a telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid given the designation 2024 YR4. About a month later, initial observations of the asteroid, estimated to be 40 to 90 meters across, ...

The binary asteroid Torifine isn't a danger to Earth in the near future; however, JAXA’s mission is critical for thwarting ...

A Japanese space probe performed a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday in a test mission for technology that could help ...

NASA works with scientists worldwide to advance our understanding of what hazards are in our solar system and how we can mitigate the risks.

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 ...

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Tuesday that China will establish a coordinated ground- and space ...