NASA’s asteroid crash slightly shifted an entire solar orbitNASA's DART spacecraft impacted an asteroid in 2022. This mission tested asteroid deflection. New findings show the crash altered the entir...
08 Mar, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
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
NASA warning: Massive asteroid twice the size of the Taj Mahal hurtling toward Earth at 77,282 km/hNASA has announced that the 540-foot-wide asteroid 2014 TN17 will pass Earth on March 26, 2025. Despite the pass being 5 million kilometers...
20 Mar, 2025, 10.53 AM IST
Where will the ‘city killer’ asteroid YR4 hit? These are the countries that are under its potential strike zoneNASA has identified a risk corridor in which the asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with Earth in December 2032.
15 Feb, 2025, 02.12 AM IST
Collision alert: Chilling update on 'city-destroying' asteroid sparks NASA’s emergency planScientists warn about a large asteroid, 2024 YR4, that may collide with Earth in 2032. Current predictions give it a roughly 2.3 percent ch...
12 Feb, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried as impact probability rises to 2.3%, here's what scientists are sayingAsteroid 2024 YR4, discovered on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS survey in Chile, has recently garnered attention due to an increased estim...
07 Feb, 2025, 10.58 PM IST
Unlucky day: This giant asteroid could hit the earth on Friday the 13thAsteroid Apophis may approach Earth closely on Friday, April 13 with a very slim chance of colliding.
14 Dec, 2024, 01.52 AM IST
Earth’s “mini moon” is preparing to leave soon: Here’s when and how to see itAsteroid 2024 PT5, a temporary "mini moon," will soon leave Earth after orbiting the planet for two months. Discovered by NASA’s ATLAS syst...
24 Nov, 2024, 12.36 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
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
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
Massive asteroid collision detected by James Webb telescope, impact more than what killed dinosaursA 'cataclysmic' collision happened between two giant asteroids happened recently in one of the Earth's nearby star system, located 63 light...
13 Jun, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
NASA studies what will happen if an asteroid coming to Earth is hitWhat will happen if an asteroid hurtling towards the Earth is hit midway to avoid the collision? National Aeronautical and Space Administra...
22 Jul, 2023, 02.34 AM IST
Asteroid’s impact may have led to mysterious 'Mega Tsunami’ on Mars, says reportAccording to a recent report, an asteroid’s impact on Mars may have been the cause of the mysterious "Mega Tsunami."
02 Dec, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Unique, ancient space rock may have diversified life on EarthOne of the objects involved in this collision was the source of L-chondrites, still the most common type of meteorite, the identity of the ...
24 Aug, 2016, 04.03 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