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Based on a new computer model, asteroids are stronger than previously expected, meaning we'd have a tougher time destroying one headed for Earth.

Destroying Incoming Asteroids Might Be Harder Than We Thought

By Kristin Houser

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 just touched down on the surface of Ryugu for the third time to collect samples after firing a bullet at its surface.

Japan Just Landed a Robot Spacecraft on an Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

A team at Japanese space agency JAXA is preparing to shoot a metallic bullet at the surface of Ryugu, a tiny 1km asteroid.

A Japanese Spacecraft Is About to Shoot an Asteroid With a Bullet

By Victor Tangermann

A steam-powered spacecraft prototype funded by NASA has the potential to explore planets, asteroids, and other space objects indefinitely.

See the Steam-Powered Probe That Could Explore Space Forever

By Kristin Houser

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft found evidence of "hydrated minerals" on the surface of Bennu, an asteroid millions of miles away.

A NASA Probe Just Found Evidence of Water on a Distant Asteroid

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Near-Earth Object Camera (NEOCam), a crucial tool for spotting asteroids on a collision course with Earth, hasn't been fully funded since 2006.

Retired Astronaut: NASA Left Earth Defenseless Against Asteroids

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at Bennu on Monday, a huge milestone in the agency's effort to return asteroid samples to Earth.

Science & Energy

NASA’s First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission Just Reached Its Target

By Kristin Houser

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

Pour One out for MASCOT, the Asteroid-Exploring Lander

By Kristin Houser

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid

Here Are the First Photos Japan’s Robot Landers Sent Back From an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

Japan's space agency just deployed two asteroid-exploring robots from its Hayabusa2 spacecraft, and they could teach us about the solar system's past.

A Pair of Japanese Robots (Hopefully) Just Landed on an Asteroid

By Kristin Houser

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

The Government Has Plans for an Asteroid-Destroying Spacecraft

By Chelsea Gohd

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We Just Found Out Asteroids Are Flying by Earth This Week — Here’s How Worried You Should Be

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Our First Interstellar Visitor Is Covered in a Layer Of “Organic Sunscreen”

By Chelsea Gohd

No, a Huge Asteroid Probably Won’t Wipe out Humanity

No, a Huge Asteroid Probably Won’t Wipe out Humanity

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NASA Is Fast-Tracking Plans to Explore a Metal Asteroid Worth $10,000 Quadrillion

The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

Science & Energy

The White House Now Has a Plan for Handling an Asteroid Disaster

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA is Sending a Probe to Explore a “New Type of World”

NASA is Sending a Probe to Explore a “New Type of World”

Newfound Comets to Help Ring in the New Year

Science & Energy

Newfound Comets to Help Ring in the New Year

Here’s Our Response Plan for an Incoming Asteroid

Here’s Our Response Plan for an Incoming Asteroid

By Jelor Gallego

NASA’s Scout Space Monitoring System Gave 5 Days Warning of Passing Asteroid

NASA’s Scout Space Monitoring System Gave 5 Days Warning of Passing Asteroid

By Sarah Marquart

To Bennu and Back: NASA Just Launched the First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission

To Bennu and Back: NASA Just Launched the First-Ever Asteroid Return Mission

By Sarah Marquart

NASA Just Confirmed That Earth Has A New “Mini-Moon”

NASA Just Confirmed That Earth Has A New “Mini-Moon”

By Charmaine Caparas

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

Science & Energy

Massive Asteroid Hit Earth 3.5 Billion Years Ago, Dwarfing One That Killed The Dinosaurs

By Universe Today

An Object Just Collided With Jupiter and Astronomers Caught it on Video

An Object Just Collided With Jupiter and Astronomers Caught it on Video

By Sarah Marquart

Is Blowing up an Asteroid With a Bomb Really a Good Idea?

Is Blowing up an Asteroid With a Bomb Really a Good Idea?

By Amanda Buchanan

Russia’s Ballistic Missiles Versus Asteroid Apophis

Russia’s Ballistic Missiles Versus Asteroid Apophis

By Annabs Sanchez

NASA Assembles Team To Protect Planet From Earth-Bound Asteroids

By June Javelosa

Armageddon: How Large Must an Asteroid be to Exterminate All Life on Earth?

Armageddon: How Large Must an Asteroid be to Exterminate All Life on Earth?

An Asteroid is Zooming Past Earth This Christmas Eve

An Asteroid is Zooming Past Earth This Christmas Eve

By Miguel Santos

Meet the Asteroid That’s Made of $5 Trillion Worth of Platinum

Meet the Asteroid That’s Made of $5 Trillion Worth of Platinum

By June Javelosa

Science & Energy

Asteroids Found to be the Moon’s Main ‘Water Supply’

If You Could See the Asteroids Near Earth, What Would our Sky Look Like?

Science & Energy

If You Could See the Asteroids Near Earth, What Would our Sky Look Like?

By Jolene Creighton