Along with the development of new instrumentation, the test procedure itself was also standardized. By “walking” the potential probe toward the current probe and graphing the measurements, the ...

NASA's bold plan to park an asteroid near the moon may also test out a new way to protect Earth from dangerous space rocks. Last year, the agency announced that it intends to tow a near-Earth asteroid ...

A new method of exoplanet detection can go beyond standard measurements like mass and distance to tell us crucial details about the planet’s atmosphere. But astronomers needed to make sure the method ...

China is targeting a small non-threatening near-Earth asteroid for a daring attempt to run into it at high speeds and move it off its course. The Chinese asteroid deflection test could happen as early ...

Earth is hit by asteroids all the time, but to avoid severe damages in the future NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test ...

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. -- White Sands Missile Range test facilities are being used by scientists to develop methods for saving the world. While the White Sands Missile Range Solar Furnace was ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test — a comprehensive model for estimating the origins of Earth’s habitability, based in part on ocean acidity. The new ...

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