Apophis, a near-Earth object estimated to be about 1,100 feet ... There’s another method to deflect smaller asteroids. The DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission in 2022 demonstrated that ...

SCIENTISTS have unveiled an Armageddon-style plan to fire nukes at asteroids that may be considered a threat to Earth. The ...

Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico have demonstrated a new method for deflecting asteroids using ...

Earth's tidal forces could be tested as early as 2029. As Knewz.com previously reported, an asteroid called Apophis, named after the Egyptian "God of Chaos," is expected to make its closest passing to ...

Osiris-Rex is already chasing after the asteroid Apophis and will reach it in 2029. This was NASA’s third sample return from a deep-space robotic mission. The Genesis spacecraft dropped off bits of ...