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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has eliminated the possibility that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon in December 2032, resolving a years-long planetary defense alert that once ranked among the ...
Spread the loveIn a remarkable display of NASA’s ongoing commitment to planetary defense, the space agency has confirmed that a car-sized asteroid, designated as 2025 GL, will make a close approach to ...
Spread the loveOn April 9, 2026, a house-sized asteroid designated as 2026 GD will make its close approach to Earth, flying at a distance of approximately 156,000 miles. This distance is notably ...
It's proposing two approaches: either shoot dangerous asteroids with an ion cannon — or ram it out of orbit. The post Jeff Bezos’ Space Company Unveils Plans for Orbital Anti-Asteroid Defense Weapons ...
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