A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth testThe European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft, launched by SpaceX, is embarking on a mission to examine the asteroid Dimorphos, which was imp...
07 Oct, 2024, 09.14 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
European Space Agency to send spacecraft past Mars for 'crime scene investigation'The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is set to investigate the aftermath of NASA’s DART mission, which successfully deflected the as...
04 Oct, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Could Nasa’s DART mission create a man-made meteor shower? Here’s what you need to knowIn the aftermath of NASA's DART mission, over two million pounds of space debris have been created. This could lead to a man-made meteor sh...
02 Sep, 2024, 09.15 AM IST
NASA had intentionally crashed a spacecraft into this asteroid. What study results showThe DART mission's collision with asteroid moonlet Dimorphos unveiled new details about the Didymos-Dimorphos system. The high-speed impact...
31 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
Hubble captures a time-lapse movie of DART collision: NASAThe Hubble movie offers invaluable new clues into how the debris was dispersed into a complex pattern in the days following the impact, NAS...
04 Mar, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Humans can save Earth from ‘killer’ planetary bodies, reveals DARTThe Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provides evidence that humanity can protect Earth from the impact of planetary bodies.
03 Mar, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
New asteroid strike images show impact 'a lot bigger than expected'The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft deliberately smashing into an asteroid, as ast...
30 Sep, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
NASA's DART mission first step to prevent possible armageddon, say Indian scientistsIn a first-of-its-kind mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on Tuesday to ...
27 Sep, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
Watch: NASA hits asteroid in a test to save Earth somedayNASA spacecraft Dart, the size of a vending machine, slammed into an asteroid at blistering speed at a place 7 million miles away.
27 Sep, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
NASA's DART mission successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroidTermed humanity's first test of planetary defence by NASA, the main objective behind the mission was to redirect the asteroid closer to Did...
27 Sep, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
NASA will smash its spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos; do not miss out on real-time actionNASA has a spacecraft named DART which will collide with the asteroid Dimorphos resulting in a change in its orbit and speeding it up a bit...
26 Sep, 2022, 08.39 PM IST
Asteroid-smashing mission DART's success depends on ground-based telescopes. Find out whyThe action for NASA's DART spacecraft will take place in orbit, but telescopes on Earth are essential to the mission's success. Read on to ...
25 Sep, 2022, 12.47 AM IST
NASA spacecraft DART is set to crash into asteroid. Here's why?NASA plans to strike a minor and harmless asteroid a million miles away. NASA’s spacecraft, named Dart, will zero in on the asteroid to cru...
23 Sep, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
NASA launches test mission of asteroid-deflecting spacecraftA spacecraft that must ultimately crash to succeed was launched late on Tuesday from California on a NASA mission to demonstrate the world'...
24 Nov, 2021, 01.54 PM IST
NASA is crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid. Here’s how to watch the launchNASA plans to host a livestream of the launch on its YouTube channel starting at 12:30 a.m. Eastern time Wednesday.
24 Nov, 2021, 10.33 AM IST
NASA to launch test mission of asteroid-deflecting spacecraftA SpaceX rocket was set to blast off from California late Tuesday as NASA seeks to demonstrate a first-of-its-kind planetary defense system...
23 Nov, 2021, 05.51 PM IST