New Technique to Detect Killer Asteroids Developed for Planetary Defense Against Space Rock Impacts

Medicine & Technology Jun 01, 2022

A team led by ex-NASA astronaut developed a system that could detect risky asteroids. Learn more about the technique and how the information it could give to safety of our planet.

NASA Plans to Visit Potentially Hazardous Space Rock Reaching Earth by 2029

Apr 13, 2022

Experts found that an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building will visit Earth in 2029. Learn more about the event, and how NASA plans to study space rock.

Asteroid's Flyby Shows Earth's Planetary Defense In Action

May 07, 2020

A bright speck in the night caught the eyes of the astronomers as they pore through the data the large asteroid called 1998 OR2 that was very, very close to Earth.