A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so we may be able to knock them off course and avoid disaster.

The space rock flattened an area even larger than London.

On February 15, 2013, a small asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The shock wave from this explosion damaged thousands of ...

For what many believe to be the first time ever, a meteor explosion was caught live on camera from space. Live-streaming company Sen caught the explosion live on their 24/7 livestream from space on ...

In Professor K.T. Ramesh's First Year Seminar, Defending the Planet: How to Stop an Asteroid, four years have passed in only two months. By the end of the semester, it will be 2036 and a simulated ...

On the night of February 6, 2026, residents of Illinois were treated to a breathtaking spectacle as a massive meteor exploded in the sky. This extraordinary event was captured on video by Marco, a ...

NASA has reported a significant meteor explosion in Earth's atmosphere several months ago -- and we didn't see it coming. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

Confirmed locations of meteorite finds. Numbers indicate meteor altitude in km. Image released Nov. 6, 2013. [Read the Full Story Here] Meteorite fragments recovered from the ice-covered Lake ...