Sandia Labs uses solar mirrors to detect asteroids, offering a new use for solar plants at night and aiding NASA's asteroid detection efforts.

Across the globe, technology that is designed to generate solar energy could potentially be employed for yet another ...

Scientists have calculated the odds of a catastrophic asteroid impact compared to other causes of death—to surprising results ...

Most people are aware that an asteroid wiped out much of life on Earth around 65 million years ago, and this knowledge ...

On its way to Didymos and Dimorphos, Hera has found time to test its cameras in preparation for the big moment.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some problems for our planet.

More information: John Sandusky et al, Prospect for cislunar spacecraft and near-earth asteroid detection using heliostat fields at night, Unconventional Imaging, Sensing, and Adaptive Optics 2024 ...

The asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is out of sight yet still very much on scientists' minds. It now poses a threat to the moon, rather than Earth.

A plane-sized asteroid scheduled to pass Earth next week is making headlines, but NASA experts want the public to understand why this encounter is more routine than remarkable.