Could humanity nuke an incoming asteroid to deflect it and save the Earth, disaster-movie style? A unique new impact simulation suggests that a nuclear option could be a viable last resort to avert an ...

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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – A comet spanning roughly 2,000 feet landing in the heart of St. Louis could cause a crater nearly 4 miles wide and an earthquake felt as far as 116 miles away, according to an ...

A long-running debate about the Silverpit Crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. Scientists now confirm it formed when a roughly 160-meter asteroid struck the seabed about 43–46 ...

The 1998 sci-fi classic Armageddon might not have a reputation as a scientifically accurate film. But scientists now say the Hollywood blockbuster got one thing right – we really could nuke an ...

Planetary defense has moved from science fiction to a live engineering problem, and the stakes could not be higher. The central question is no longer whether an asteroid will eventually head our way, ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA estimates that ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially posing a small but noteworthy risk of Earth impact in 2032, has seen its impact probability significantly reduced to 0.0039% following recent observations. The asteroid, ...