Scientists have tabled plans to use nuclear weapons to take out a "city killer" asteroid that risks smashing into the moon. The enormous asteroid is believed to measure 180 feet wide and would be ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 caused quite a stir last year when it was discovered and originally calculated to have a 3 percent chance of hitting Earth.

NASA scientists are weighing a drastic plan to launch nuclear bombs at a “city killer” asteroid that could smash into the Moon in 2032.

Two decades after Silverpit was discovered, Nicholson and colleagues revisited the controversy almost by chance. In 2022, fresh off the discovery of the Nadir Crater off West Africa, the team received ...

Sara Jane Moore has died, just two days after the 50th anniversary of her failed attempt to assassinate President Gerald Ford. She was 95. On Sept. 22, 1975, Moore approached Ford outside the St.

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Late in 2024, a small asteroid stirred astronomers. Discovered on December 27, the asteroid rock—since christened 2024 ...

A team of researchers has put forth the idea of launching nuclear devices at asteroid 2024 YR4 with a chance of hitting the ...

If that fails, scientists suggest preparing a nuclear option. Detonating a rocket-delivered nuke on or near the asteroid ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, first detected in December 2024, is about 55 meters wide and was initially feared to have a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in 2032.

Anyone who's seen Armageddon is familiar with the concept of using a nuclear weapon on an asteroid that has the potential to trigger a catastrophic event.

Look, we don’t want to anthropomorphize, but is it possible that a planet that has gone to such lengths to make life ...