Scientists plan to bury into an asteroid and blow it up to save Earth - Nuclear bombs planted in space rocks could save us from destruction, researchers suggest ...

China is planning to crash a spacecraft into a near-Earth asteroid by 2030 as part of a major planetary defense experiment.

Earth will become too hot to handle in a billion years. There's a (very) remote chance a passing star could save us by knocking our planet back into the habitable zone. When you purchase through links ...

Picture this. You're sitting at breakfast, scrolling the news, when suddenly headlines scream that a space rock the size of a football stadium is barreling toward Earth. Your coffee goes cold. Your ...

A nuclear bomb might one day deflect an asteroid and save Earth from a disaster. Here’s how the lab simulation went: Before the asteroid could threaten the peaceful blue planet below, a powerful pulse ...