An experiment with powerful pulses of energy sent test targets flying in a step forward for planetary defense.

Radiation from a nuclear explosion can vaporize the surface of an asteroid and change its trajectory, a new study finds.

Satellite photos showing a 200-foot-wide crater at a launch site indicate that the Sarmat missile, said by the Kremlin to ...

High-resolution satellite images of the launch pad at Russia's Plesetsk test site, where the RS-28 Sarmat ballistic missile ...

Scientists and the space community have long wondered how they can defend our precious planet from such a disaster. Now, ...

The apparent launch failure raised questions about Russia’s military capabilities and put in a dent in the Kremlin’s nuclear ...

A senior Russian diplomat revealed the nuclear site was being put on alert amid heightened tensions with NATO.