The researchers observed how the pulses heated up the surface of the asteroids, which resulted in a vapor plume that changed ...

SCIENTISTS have unveiled an Armageddon-style plan to fire nukes at asteroids that may be considered a threat to Earth. The ...

A powerful burst of X-rays from a nuclear explosion could be used to stop Armageddon just in the nick of time, a new ...

Eager to not meet a similar fate, the National Academy of Sciences has called for planetary defense to be a national priority ...

In the movie Armageddon, Bruce Willis dropped a bomb ... ‘Although most asteroids bypass the Earth or cause little damage, the largest collisions have led to regional devastation and even ...

Imagine you had to experience an apocalypse every day. Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, asteroid showers. Every day would be a ...

Nasa discovers an asteroid the size of Texas is on a collision course with Earth, so a drilling expert is recruited to train ...

Our planet is like a small island in the vast cosmos. The space is a hostile place. The ever-present danger of a huge ...

SCIENTISTS have unveiled an Armageddon-style plan to fire nukes at asteroids that may be considered a threat to Earth. The Hollywood-esque plot suggests detonating a nuclear bomb roughly a mile ...

Researchers discover a simple, low-cost way to save endangered frogs from a deadly fungal disease using heat therapy called ...

Coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, can cause both the northern lights and widespread telecommunications disruptions. But could ...