Planetary scientists have published a detailed follow-up on the debris from their historic 2022 asteroid impact experiment in outer space. What they found challenges their understanding of the ...

The DART experiment did not just change the orbit of a harmless asteroid. It marked the beginning of a practical strategy to protect Earth. LICIACube’s images gave the world its first close-up view of ...

Scientists are exploring a bold new approach to protect Earth from dangerous asteroids: detonating nuclear devices to either deflect or break them apart. A recent study proposes that nuclear ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. At 7:05 pm (EDT), Thursday, Sept. 8, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu. Among that spacecraft’s five ...

Scientist John Sandusky stands in the field of heliostats at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility. John conducted research at night showing that heliostats might be able to detect asteroids.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — John Sandusky, a scientist at Sandia National Laboratories, believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into electricity, to work in the dark.

A few years ago, American researchers created a highly impressive slow-motion video. The footage vividly captures a water droplet falling into sand, creating a crater-like ...

Sandia scientist John Sandusky believes he has found a way to put heliostats, which typically turn solar energy into electricity, to work in the dark. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...