Artemis II's success gives confidence to India for Gaganyaan mission, says astrophysicistBuilding on the momentum of Artemis II's successful lunar expedition, India's Gaganyaan mission is set to chart new territory in human spac...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Amid comet 3I/ATLAS mystery, NASA tracking two large bus-sized asteroids approaching Earth this week. Do they pose a threat?Space agency NASA is monitoring two large bus-sized asteroids passing through Earth this week. NASA is closely keeping a watch on 2051 VPI ...
19 Nov, 2025, 01.31 PM IST
Scientists urge ‘Blow It Up’ plan as dangerous asteroid heads toward EarthResearchers, including NASA experts, are examining how to manage the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a “mere 0.00081 percent chance...
23 Sep, 2025, 07.25 PM IST
'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4's threat rises. What will happen if it enters Earth's atmosphere?Asteroid 2024 YR4: NASA confirms asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 3.1% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032, potentially causing seve...
19 Feb, 2025, 05.40 PM IST
Empire State building-sized 'God of Chaos' asteroid approaching Earth at 30,000 km per hour, NASA on high alertThe asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," is set for a near-Earth flyby on November 13, passing within 19,000 miles of our planet...
12 Nov, 2024, 12.52 PM IST
Bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth today, Nasa says; Here's all we knowNASA has announced that asteroid 2024 TY21, measuring approximately 40 feet wide, will pass Earth safely today at a distance of 840,000 mil...
19 Oct, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
NASA alerts on Asteroid 2011 AM24: Is there any danger to planet Earth?NASA has sent a warning regarding the approaching asteroid 2011 AM24. NASA has verified that, despite its proximity, this asteroid poses no...
25 Jul, 2024, 09.59 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
OSIRIS-REx Mission: When and where you can watch spacecraft return with historic asteroid sampleNASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to return to Earth on September 24, bringing back a valuable sample from the asteroid Bennu. The capsule c...
24 Sep, 2023, 09.56 AM IST
A house-size, 58-foot asteroid approaching earth at 28119 kmph, says NASANASA has reported that a giant asteroid called 2023 HU4 is approaching Earth at a speed of 28119 kmph. The asteroid is 58 feet in size and ...
27 Apr, 2023, 01.00 PM 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
Giant Asteroid to hit Earth's Atmosphere; Find out when will It happenThe asteroid, 199145 (2005 YY128), has a diameter of about a kilometre and is classified as a near-Earth object.
13 Feb, 2023, 12.07 PM IST
2006 QQ23: The hazardous asteroid can wipe out an entire country if it hits the EarthThe asteroid has a diametre between 254 and 568 metres.
31 Jul, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
- Big asteroid to fly 'very close' to Earth in mid-April: NASA
Washington, April 8 (IANS) A large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19th, US space...
08 Apr, 2017, 05.00 AM IST
- NASA aims to send spacecraft to giant 'metal' asteroid
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) NASA is preparing to send a spacecraft to a giant "metal" asteroid that may tell scientists the secret of how our s...
19 Jan, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
NASA building space shotgun to blast asteroidsNASA is developing shotgun that can blast asteroids into small pieces for collection as samples when robotic spacecraft reaches near such s...
21 Sep, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
NASA mission to pluck a boulder off asteroidThe mission was one of two under consideration by NASA to develop technologies and equipment needed to one day send astronauts to Mars.
26 Mar, 2015, 05.03 PM IST