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- Scientists uncover giant asteroid crater hiding in plain sight, and it changes everything
- Asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building to fly by Earth this week: What if it strikes?Asteroid 2008 DG5 is classified within the Apollo group—asteroids characterized by orbits that cross Earth's trajectory around the Sun. It ...05 Jun, 2025, 12.53 AM IST
- Could a 3.2 billion-year-old meteorite the size of Everest have sparked life on Earth? Here's what we knowA study reveals that the S2 meteorite, estimated to be four times the size of Mount Everest, may have significantly influenced the emergenc...24 Oct, 2024, 08.32 PM IST
- NASA has a new plan to protect Earth from Asteroids, including a '1000-strong' space armyNasa has unveiled a plan to defend Earth from potential "planet killer" asteroids. The strategy includes sending spacecraft armies to inter...14 Oct, 2024, 12.59 PM IST
- Multiple asteroids may have contributed to dinosaur extinction, scientists revealNew research points to a second asteroid impact possibly contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs, challenging the long-held belief of a...06 Oct, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
- Can X-rays, used for broken bones, be NASA's secret weapon to help save Earth from killer asteroids? Here's what scientists sayScientists at Sandia National Laboratories have made significant strides in understanding how nuclear explosions could be employed to defle...26 Sep, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
- Two asteroids, including a massive 120-foot one, to fly past Earth on Sept 24. NASA says thisNasa Asteroids: Two asteroids will pass by Earth on September 24, 2024. One of them, Asteroid 2024 RO11, is notable for its size of 120 fee...22 Sep, 2024, 05.47 PM 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
- Scientists warn of apocalypse as study reveals C-type asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from strange locationResearchers discovered the asteroid responsible for the extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago came from beyond Jupiter's orbit. Usin...16 Aug, 2024, 12.14 PM IST
- Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroidIntriguingly, the crater, named "Nadir" after the nearby volcano Nadir Seamount, is of the same age as the Chicxulub impact caused by a hug...19 Aug, 2022, 06.50 PM IST
- Face to foot with day zero of the dinosNow, a fossil has reportedly been discovered of a Thescelosaurus neglectus, a 'small' 100-300 kg upright running dinosaur, in the palaeonto...08 Apr, 2022, 12.16 AM IST
- We've found the first ever ‘shocked' zircon crystal from Mars. It provides a new view on a critical aspectMars is currently the most popular exploration target to search for evidence of life elsewhere. Yet little is known about its early history...03 Feb, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
- Dinosaurs could have survived had asteroid struck elsewhere: StudyTokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Dinosaurs might not have gone extinct had the the asteroid that hit Earth some 66 million years ago and triggered the ...11 Nov, 2017, 12.32 PM IST
- 'Big chill' after asteroid strike likely killed dinosaurs, suggests study14 Jan, 2017, 05.12 PM IST
- Asteroid impact, volcanoes together wiped out dinosaursAn asteroid impact 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in India for hundreds of thousands of years, dealing a one-t...02 Oct, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
- Dinosaur whodunit: Is Shiva crater the missing link?It could be the plot of a mega disaster movie. A huge asteroid, nearly 40 km in diameter, comes hurtling towards earth.08 Nov, 2009, 09.58 AM IST
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