HELSINKI — China will aim to alter the orbit of a potentially threatening asteroid with a kinetic impactor test as part of plans for a planetary defense system. China is drafting a planetary defense ...

Due to launch in 2026, China is targeting near-Earth object 202 PN1 for the country’s first asteroid deflection and observation test mission, as reported by Space News. Chief designer of China’s Long ...

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China is preparing to launch its first-ever asteroid deflection test mission, targeting the near-Earth asteroid 2016 WP8. The mission, set for December 2027, will utilize a kinetic impactor to alter ...

The mission will launch no earlier than 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China knows which asteroid it will target to test ...

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China’s proposed planetary defense mission would test the same kinetic impactor technique demonstrated by NASA’s DART mission. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/Jon Emmerich STOCKHOLM, Sweden — China has identified ...

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Telescopes and spacecraft are already watching the skies for potentially hazardous asteroids, but what could be done to actually deflect a dangerous object heading toward Earth? On May 1, the audience ...