The asteroid Bennu carries a small but very real chance of slamming into Earth in the next few centuries, with one particular ...

Unistellar's citizen scientists are using their smart telescopes to engage in planetary defense, research and observational astronomy.

The world’s first full-scale planetary defense test is in motion. The mission is called DART and what scientists learn from it could save humankind from a future catastrophic event. Nancy Chabot is a ...

The cosmos just got a little stranger. While NASA has assured the public that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS poses no threat to Earth, the space agency has allegedly initiated a planetary-defence mission ...

Space agencies around the globe have launched an unprecedented wave of planetary defense exercises, all centered on a mysterious interstellar visitor that refuses to behave like anything scientists ...

The Taurid meteor shower, born from Comet Encke, delights skywatchers but may conceal hidden risks. Research led by Mark Boslough examines potential Taurid swarms that could increase impact danger in ...

The Panel on Mars is one of six panels providing topical input to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey Steering Group. This panel will discuss the role played by focused studies of ...

NASA is ending financial support for several planetary science groups as part of a broader drawdown of the agency’s advisory ...