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2013 ASTEROID IMPACT
A 66-foot asteroid blindsided Russia’s Chelyabinsk and injured 1,500 people in 2013. 13 years later, only 11 asteroids have ever been caught before hitting Earth- The moon has water, but can it support a city? Scientists warn lunar settlements could run dry despite billions of tonnes of ice
- A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to watch it live
- How Close Have Asteroids Come to Earth Without Us Knowing?Smaller asteroids frequently pass Earth closer than the Moon, often undetected until after their close encounters. While large, planet-thre...26 Feb, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
- Newly discovered asteroid to fly extremely close to Earth, closer than the moon on October 15Asteroid 2025 TP5, discovered just two days before its approach, will fly past Earth on October 15 at a dangerously close distance of about...16 Oct, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
- 9.8-Foot asteroid nearly hits Earth – Authorities says “No Significant Danger”2025 TF asteroid, passed just 300 miles above Earth, closer than the International Space Station, without getting identified until hours la...07 Oct, 2025, 10.44 PM IST
- NASA alert: Giant jet-sized Asteroid to whiz past Earth tomorrow at shocking speed of 28,000mphA newly discovered asteroid, 2025 QD8, roughly the size of a commercial jet, is set to pass Earth at a distance of 135,465 miles. While cla...03 Sep, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
- Plane-sized Asteroid 2025 OW will fly-by at 47,000 mph this week, but NASA scientists say it’s nothing newA large asteroid named 2025 OW will pass by Earth on 28 July at a distance of about 393,000 miles, travelling at nearly 47,000 mph. NASA co...27 Jul, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
- Look up: An asteroid measuring 35-storey building will pass earth today, but NASA says don't worryOn April 11, 2025, a large asteroid named 2023 KU, approximately 113 meters wide, will safely pass Earth at a distance of over one million ...11 Apr, 2025, 11.10 AM IST
- Asteroid 2024 YR4: Is Earth in danger? Scientists assess the risk of a 32-story-sized space rockThe European Space Agency (ESA) has increased the estimated risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, now at 2.2%. Fir...08 Feb, 2025, 10.27 AM IST
- Asteroid on collision course with Earth: Here’s asteroid size, impact timing, effect and where to watchA small asteroid, about 70 cm in diameter, is set to enter Earth's atmosphere over northern Siberia tonight. The event, expected around 9:4...04 Dec, 2024, 01.00 AM IST
- NASA Alert: 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid FW13 from early solar system approaching towards Earth at 35,000 mphAsteroid Alert: NASA has announced that a 510-foot asteroid, roughly the size of a building, will make close passes by Earth. Despite its p...20 Sep, 2024, 12.05 PM IST
- ISRO Warning: Massive asteroid with 'continental scale devastation' risk approaching earthISRO is closely monitoring a large asteroid named Apophis, which is set to pass dangerously close to Earth on April 13, 2029. Apophis, meas...10 Sep, 2024, 02.53 PM IST
- Football-sized asteroid comes close to earth, raises collision concerns. Can asteroids be deflected?A football-stadium-sized asteroid passed close to Earth and the moon, the second such event in three days. Asteroids are rocky remnants fro...02 Jul, 2024, 02.15 AM IST
- Chelyabinsk meteor: Will asteroids hit Earth?Chelyabinsk meteor incident happened 10 years ago but apprehensions are still very much there over potential asteroid strike.15 Feb, 2023, 11.50 PM IST
- NASA to observe asteroid flyby to test planetary defense techEven though scientists cannot yet predict exactly how close it will approach, they are certain it will come no closer than 6,800 kilometres...30 Jul, 2017, 03.35 PM IST
- Scientists working on deflecting asteroids from EarthLondon, Jan 26 (IANS) The collision of an asteroid with Earth can have devastating impact but a team of researchers is working out how to d...27 Jan, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
- New NASA programme to protect Earth from asteroids, cometsMore than 13,500 near-Earth objects of all sizes have been discovered to date - over 95 per cent of them since NASA-funded surveys began in...17 Jan, 2016, 06.43 PM IST
- Solar wind may help detect Earth-bound space rocksEven if main asteroid never comes close to planet, Earth's gravitational pull can peel smaller orbitals off and bring them directly toward ...22 Dec, 2014, 06.12 PM IST
- How to protect Earth from potentially hazardous asteroidsAnalysis of one of the most infamous near-Earth asteroids has allowed scientists to discover how best to protect Earth from a potential imp...15 Aug, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
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