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NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.

Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth Malone and Joel Dommett on Monday's instalment of the BBC show.

BBC's Alex Jones was left gobsmacked during The One Show on Monday (April 14) following an unexpected comment. While discussing a recent episode of BBC's The Night Sky with Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, ...

During the latest instalment of The One Show, hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth ...

New research suggests the theory that dinosaurs were declining before Chicxulub is the result of a poor (and misleading) fossil record.

About 66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into the planet, wiping out all non-avian dinosaurs and about 70% of all ...

Subsequent observations of the rock reduced the threat to virtually zero. But new direct observations of the asteroid by Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope suggest a nearly 4 per cent chance of ...

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YR4 asteroid has a near-zero chance of striking Earth, but a slim chance of hitting the moon, new research says.