To close this gap, NASA is building the Near-Earth Object Surveyor, a space telescope designed to detect asteroids using ...

NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft that will purposely crash into an asteroid’s moon, part of the space agency’s goal of developing technology that could one day prevent a hazardous asteroid ...

NASA will use a spacecraft later this month to test a planetary-defense method that could one day save Earth. The Double Asteroid Redirect Test spacecraft, otherwise known as DART, will be used as a ...

The explosive new mission launches on November 23. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has announced the launch date for an ...

Dozens of boulders dislodged by NASA's asteroid-smashing DART test could hit Mars in the future, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Late this evening, NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator, sending it on a crash course with an asteroid in 2022 — and it’s all on purpose. This intentional self-destruction will ...

"With these probability maps, we can push asteroids away while preventing them from returning on an impact trajectory, protecting the Earth in the long run." When it comes to saving Earth from a ...

(CNN) -- A NASA spacecraft that will deliberately crash into an asteroid is preparing to launch this week. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, will lift off at 10:20 p.m. PT ...