A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

The force of the explosion may not be enough to significantly alter the asteroid’s course, let alone split it cleanly in two. According to scientists who have viewed the film, Armageddon ...

Meet the researchers testing the “Armageddon” approach to asteroid defense One day, in the near or far future, an asteroid about the length of a football stadium will find itself on a collision course ...

At the end of last year, astronomers detected 2024 YR4, an asteroid that ... and news reports warned of Armageddon, comparing the potential impact to a nuclear bomb explosion.

asteroid, the most dangerous asteroids are the size of mountains, and simply colliding a spacecraft against such giants would have minimal effect. Hollywood movies such as "Armageddon" and "Deep ...

In "Armageddon," a catastrophic meteor shower destroys the Space Shuttle Atlantis and devastates parts of the world. NASA discovers that a Texas-sized asteroid is on a collision course with Earth ...

Asteroid expert Gretchen Benedix looks at nine asteroid disasters from movies and TV and rates them based on realism. She looks at "Armageddon" (1998), "Greenland" (2020), "Deep Impact" (1998 ...

An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and humankind must band together to avert catastrophe. Movie clip: "The bible calls this day armageddon: the end of all things. And yet, for the first time in ...