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Posted inCivil

Exercise examines response to long-term asteroid impact threat

A recent planetary defense exercise highlighted a different set of challenges governments would face about a threatening asteroid in a scenario where the impact is many years in the future.

by Jeff Foust June 24, 2024June 24, 2024
Render of the ZhengHe near-Earth asteroid/comet orbiter spacecraft.
Posted inCivil

Chinese scientists call for focus on asteroid missions

by Andrew Jones March 26, 2024March 26, 2024
Planetary Defense Strategy and Action Plan
Posted inNew Space and Tech, Press Release

NASA Releases Agency Strategy for Planetary Defense to Safeguard Earth

by SpaceRef April 18, 2023
An asteroid portrayed to be passing in front of the blue-green Earth and the moon.
Posted inCivil

China to target asteroid 2019 VL5 for 2025 planetary defense test

by Andrew Jones April 11, 2023April 12, 2023
NEOCam
Posted inNews

NEO Surveyor launch delayed despite funding boost

by Jeff Foust January 26, 2023January 31, 2023
NEOCam
Posted inNews

NASA confirms NEO Surveyor for 2028 launch

by Jeff Foust December 7, 2022January 30, 2023
Hubble image of Dimorphos
Posted inCivil

NASA’s DART spacecraft changes asteroid’s orbit

by Jeff Foust October 11, 2022January 23, 2023
DART impact illus.
Posted inCivil

DART collides with asteroid in planetary defense test

by Jeff Foust September 26, 2022January 23, 2023
DART approach
Posted inCivil

DART on track for asteroid collision

by Jeff Foust September 25, 2022January 23, 2023
An asteroid portrayed to be passing in front of the blue-green Earth and the moon.
Posted inCivil, News

China to target near-Earth object 2020 PN1 for asteroid deflection mission

by Andrew Jones July 12, 2022February 22, 2023

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