Deflecting a hazardous asteroid
An artwork of NASA’s DART mission, which was a kinetic impactor designed to test whether it is possible to deflect an asteroid. Credit: NASA/ Johns Hopkins APL. CC BY-NC-SA. Researchers look for the ‘keyhole’ in a bid to find the safest spots to deflect a...
The Aguas Zarcas meteorite avoided asteroid collisions
Aguas Zarcas meteorite with irregular surface features. This 146g stone is on loan to the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies from Michael Farmer. Credit: Arizona State University / SETI Institute. A research team believes Aguas Zarcas remained strong because it...