IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean

As a result of human activities, the planet is changing at a rate unprecedented for at least thousands of years. These changes are affecting …

Always look up: Earth’s top 7 asteroid defences

If an asteroid threat emerged, Earth would need to be ready. Scientists are continually working to give the planet the best range of defensive …

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid — photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

Double Asteroid Redirection Test is meant to test one potential approach that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth.

In a world first, NASA’s DART mission is about to smash into an asteroid. What will we learn?

The experiment could be used to plan planetary defence missions 

Bullseye! NASA’s DART hits the mark, successfully alters asteroid path

Spacecraft hit Dimorphos in planetary defence test, shortened space rock's orbit time by 32 minutes

Asteroids key to future Mars missions, says NASA

NASA’s new programme aims at planetary defence against asteroids

NASA to crash into asteroid, ESA to follow up

European Space Agency teams up with NASA to test planetary defence programme