With 3I/ATLAS days away from making its closest approach to Earth, agencies worldwide are conducting the largest and most ...

New observations of 3I/ATLAS provide real data that scientists are using to evaluate asteroid behavior ahead of Apophis’ 2029 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Most of Thursday's conversation surrounded the agency's highly anticipated Near-Earth Object (NEO ...

In recent weeks, coordinated planetary defense drills have taken place across several regions of the world, prompting ...

A celestial visitor from beyond our solar system has become the unwitting protagonist in a global test of humanity's ability to spot potential threats from the deep. While the interstellar comet ...

In response to the growing concern over a potential asteroid impact, China has established a planetary defense force. This initiative is part of a broader effort to safeguard Earth from near-Earth ...

The imminent passage of 3I/ATLAS, expected to come within 170 million miles of Earth on December 19, offers a unique opportunity for agencies to refine their tracking capabilities. As NASA ...

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth on Friday, offering space agencies an unprecedented ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. On a fall evening in 2022, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory were busy with the final stages of a planetary defense ...

To help guide NASA’s efforts over the next decade, the agency today released its Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan. For three decades, NASA has engaged in studying near-Earth objects (NEOs), ...

With the increasing presence of space debris and the potential risk posed by near-Earth objects (NEOs) colliding with Earth, it is important to understand ongoing and future coordination efforts for ...