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 curious minds at What If explore what happens if the largest nuclear bomb explodes in space, revealing radiation, shockwaves, and satellite destruction. Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered ...

Hollywood loves to imagine humanity nuking any Earth-killing asteroid that threatens our planet, but such a drastic action could have devastating consequences. Now, a new study suggests that ...