asteroids
This Asteroid Hunter Is Tasked With Saving Earth from Killer Impacts
Lindley Johnson is NASA’s Planetary Defense Officer and in many ways, the fate of the Earth rests in his hands. But he’s not stressed about it.
Asteroid Mining Is Our Best Hope for Colonizing Mars
Asteroids will be the unsung heroes that help us become a multiplanetary species.
Watch a Supercomputer's Fever Dream of the Chelyabinsk Asteroid Flameout
Understanding the dynamics of asteroid airbursts will make us better prepared for them.
A Weird Canadian Tax Incentive Could Get Space Mining Off the Ground
“Space mining is going to happen whether Canada wants it to or not.”
Something Struck Mars Recently And Left This 13-Foot-Wide Black Mark
MRO’s HiRISE camera captures new addition to Mars’ speckled surface.
The White House Plan to Defend Against Killer Asteroids Is Here
In one of its final acts, the Obama Administration released a report outlining how federal agencies should prepare for an 'Armageddon'-sized impact.
NASA Announces Exotic Asteroid Missions, Fueling Space Mining Hopes
Lucy will visit six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, while Psyche will aim for the exposed, metal-rich core of an ancient protoplanet.
Why Luxembourg, Of All Places, Is a Global Leader in Asteroid Mining
The tiny European country is betting it all on riches from space.
Queen's Brian May Is Going to Save the World from Killer Asteroids
The UN has declared the guitarist's Asteroid Day a real thing to be celebrated worldwide.
An Asteroid With a ‘Gremlin’ Moon Flew By Earth on Halloween
Trend alert: Halloween asteroids are a thing.