Israel and Ukraine have used drones against their adversaries in audacious ways that have helped the Pentagon see the need ...

DAVID SHIMER served on the National Security Council from 2021 to 2025, including as Director for Eastern Europe and Ukraine ...

What was it like to track the rising danger of this asteroid, and to ultimately determine that it’d miss us? This is the ...

This week, a hot new wellness trend for orcas showcases their impressive use of tools, there’s only one person in the world ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary launch on a chartered flight to the space station aboard SpaceX. The telescope should detect killer asteroids and may even find ...

Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth? New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.

Scientists are sounding the alarm on a terrifying discovery—at least three massive, city-killing asteroids are hiding right behind Venus, completely invisible to Earth-based telescopes. These ...

Space & Spaceflight Most Carbon-Rich Asteroids Never Make It to Earth—and Now We Know Why A study of thousands of space rocks may explain why a common type in space is so uncommon on our planet.

Czechowski’s idea involves redirecting asteroids from the Kuiper Belt — a distant region of icy objects beyond Neptune — and smashing them into Mars. These colossal impacts could dump huge ...

Earth 1, asteroids 0: The next generation of planetary defense takes shape at JPL The NEO (Near-Earth Object) Surveyor undergoes adjustments at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.

A viral video captured in an unknown location and widely shared on social media in China shows a robotic dog and a drone firing fireworks at each other.

In brief: In today's second story about asteroids – though these ones are far less threatening – Atari has released a line of limited-edition watches celebrating the iconic game's 45th birthday.