Scientists said that the chances of the asteroid colliding with Earth are slim, but if such impact would happen ... alter the path of the space rock by painting its surface.

An epic battle between paintballs and a giant asteroid could one day save the Earth from an apocalyptic space rock impact ... rounds of pellets full of white paint powder at an asteroid to ...

A fresh paint job might ... the odds of a large asteroid hitting the planet are thankfully small. There was some concern that 325-meter-long asteroid Apophis could impact in 2036 but recent ...

Shocked quartz is fractured in several directions and is therefore believed to be a good tracer for the impact of a meteor. Becker discovered that oil companies in the early 70's and 80's had ...

Scientists have simulated what would happen if asteroid ... paint a grim picture—global climate collapse, food shortages, and ...

These asteroid-impact planners need fake threats to work through how exactly we'd survive a real encounter with a space rock headed straight for Earth. This year, the fictional killer asteroid ...

Maybe one day we'll send a group of oil rig workers ... century. Asteroid 99942, named "Apophis," was first discovered in 2004 and has been flagged before as a possible impact risk.

Of all the places in the world an asteroid could have walloped ancient ... Lead author Kunio Kaiho estimates that the Chicxulub impact burned enough oil-rich sedimentary rocks to inject around ...