At the heart of the asteroid belt, a celestial object named Psyche deeply intrigues the scientific community. With its ...
Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...
Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...
Scientists have simulated the formation of a giant crater on Asteroid 16 Psyche to predict what the space rock looks like on ...
The 1998 sci-fi classic Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster got one thing right – we really could nuke an ...
In a research article recently published in Space: Science & Technology, researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the distribution of scattered waves and signal power alterations ...
The China National Space Administration plans to launch the asteroid sample-return mission TianWen-2 with the target being the near-Earth asteroid 2016 HO3. The TianWen-2 spacecraft mainly focuses on ...