Imagine a rock the size of a football stadium hurtling through space at thousands of miles per hour, heading straight for a major city, and we have no way to stop it. NASA has just issued a sobering ...
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How to protect Earth from an asteroid

Asteroids hitting Earth sounds like a story straight out of science fiction, or the era of dinosaurs. But the threat is very ...
NASA planetary defense experts report that mid-size near-Earth asteroids could cause regional damage, with detection and deflection remaining limited, according to New York Post and AAAS reports.
A planetary defense expert working for NASA warned that humanity has no defense against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that could wipe out a city.
Cultural, spiritual, and most environmental impacts aren’t taken into account when launching thousands of satellites.
A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so ...
In the vastness of the universe, giant asteroids roam the space like travelers dragged to wander for eternity into ...
NASA has made an alarming admission, revealing it has no idea where thousands of ginormous asteroids are currently located. The space rocks have terrifyingly been dubbed 'city killers' due to their ...
Kelly Fast, a planetary defense officer at NASA, says there could be 15,000 undetected asteroids that have the potential to take out a city.
NASA scientists recently expressed alarm over the potential threat posed by approximately 15,000 undetected asteroids capable ...
Two NASA scientists claim Earth is at risk from over 25,000 unknown asteroids that are yet to be discovered. If one of them moves towards the planet, no amount of preparation or a mission like DART ...
"We support NASA's decision to fly the Artemis 2 mission with its current heat shield and are committed to seeing Orion safely launch and return on its historic mission to the moon with crew onboard." ...