/tags/asteroid asteroid en-US Copyright Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:10:32 GMT /science-technology/2022-09-27/move-over-bruce-willis-nasa-crashed-into-an-asteroid-to-test-planetary-defense NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course. Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:10:32 GMT /science-technology/2022-09-27/move-over-bruce-willis-nasa-crashed-into-an-asteroid-to-test-planetary-defense Nell Greenfieldboyce /health-science-tech/2014-09-19/ex-astronaut-ed-lu-on-deflecting-asteroids-and-building-the-private-space-business The private space business is booming, and Texas is a primary launch pad. For this week’s Friday Conversation, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôºâ€™s vice president of news, Rick Holter,… Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:47:34 GMT /health-science-tech/2014-09-19/ex-astronaut-ed-lu-on-deflecting-asteroids-and-building-the-private-space-business Courtney Collins, Rick Holter /science/2014-05-20/neil-degrasse-tyson-when-it-comes-to-asteroids-be-afraid-be-a-tiny-bit-afraid In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Ural Mountains in Russia (you might remember the dashcam footage and the seemingly non-plussed Russians who captured… Tue, 20 May 2014 13:55:35 GMT /science/2014-05-20/neil-degrasse-tyson-when-it-comes-to-asteroids-be-afraid-be-a-tiny-bit-afraid Stephen Becker