NASA has worked on its own first contact protocols, conducting a 2024 workshop event about how best to communicate the ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a ...

A terrifying new animation has revealed the projected path of the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth.

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Washington’s efforts at space diplomacy unable to counter China’s growing bonds in Africa, which are gaining significance as ...

To align with revisions to the Artemis program and cost expectations, we informed our Space Launch Systems team of the ...

Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or Cneos, reviewed the trajectory of the asteroid 2024 YR4 and found that its odds of striking the planet in 2032 doubled to 2.3 per cent up from about 1 ...

An annual safety report to NASA has both praise and also underscores a number of cautionary woes, including the space ...

The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...