The author of a new book on the DART mission takes us behind the scenes of the day NASA smacked an asteroid.

NASA's DART spacecraft and the 2nd stage booster captured 'captured about 10 hours after launch," by the Virtual Telescope Project. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Gianluca Masi / Virtual Telesc ...

Nasa has unveiled a plan to defend Earth from potential "planet killer" asteroids. The strategy includes sending spacecraft ...

Asteroid 2024 RV50, measuring 710 feet, will make a close approach to Earth on October 18, 2024, passing at a distance of ...

The Hera spacecraft successfully launched toward the asteroids Didymos and Dimorphos on Oct. 7, meant to follow up on NASA's ...

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

DART carried a CubeSat, LICIACube, from the Italian Space Agency, which provided the first fleeting glimpse of the collision aftermath. Very important data that will be expanded by the arrival of Hera ...

Advancements in commercial satellite capabilities will enable NASA officials to transition to commercial systems to support ...

Nasa unveils its strategy to counter potential catastrophic asteroids, drawing lessons from the dinosaur extinction event.

NASA is launching a coding competition to get some much-needed help with organizing images from April's solar eclipse for the ...

Discover NASA's Hera mission and how it's vital for planetary defense against asteroids, ensuring Earth's safety from ...