Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a modeling tool for assessing the potential use of a nuclear device to defend the planet against catastrophic asteroid impacts.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is carrying the first ever asteroid samples recovered by the agency. Now, after a 1.2 billion-mile journey back to Earth, it's about to land.
Director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre (GSFC) Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, Associate Center Director at NASA's GSFC Ray Rubilotta, and Astrophysicist Dr. Michelle Thaller gave presentations to Sitharaman about the various activities at the Centre.