What happens if the moon takes a hit? Scientists brace for a possible asteroid collisionNASA Asteroid Alert: Scientists are watching asteroid 2024 YR4 closely after it was first spotted in late 2024. While it’s no longer on a c...
31 Jul, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Moon to the rescue? Scientists say Earth’s ‘bodyguard’ could absorb deadly 'city-killer' asteroid's impactAsteroid 2024 YR4, a potential “city-killer,” has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032—but scientists say it might strike the Moon inste...
15 Feb, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
Could Asteroid 2024 YR4 wipe us out? Scientists reveal what would happenAstronomers are closely tracking Asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but notable chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. While the risk re...
12 Feb, 2025, 11.14 PM IST
Is Stephan Hawking’s ‘gigantic ball of fire’ prediction about Earth coming true? This is what Nasa has to sayPhysicist Stephen Hawking's predictions about Earth's future resurface as NASA warns of existential threats like climate change and overpop...
01 Dec, 2024, 11.35 PM IST
NASA Alerts: Asteroid five times the height of Taj Mahal set for close encounter, several more to follow!NASA is set to monitor several asteroids, including 2024 TB2, 2007 UT3, and the larger 2020 WG, as they pass safely by Earth from October 2...
26 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Friday the 13th threat? Asteroid Apophis, the 'city-killer,' could strike Earth in 2029: Here's what new study statesThe European Space Agency's upcoming Ramses mission aims to study asteroid Apophis, which will approach Earth closely in 2029. While new fi...
20 Oct, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Three asteroids on collision course: NASA warns of giant space rocks approaching Earth todayNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking three asteroids—2018 QE, 2024 TD3, and 2024 TK3—passing Earth today, October 9. While none pos...
09 Oct, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
Five Asteroids to Fear: NASA warns of space rocks with one packing firepower of nearly 5 mn Hiroshima bombs!Asteroid Alert: NASA actively monitors asteroids that could potentially threaten Earth. The most concerning is Bennu, which has a 1 in 2,70...
23 Sep, 2024, 02.13 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
Asteroid speeding at 104,761 KMPH set for Earth encounter today, NASA reveals; Here's what you need to knowAsteroid Alert: An asteroid named 2024 RN16, measuring 110 feet wide, will make a close approach to Earth today. Travelling at 104,761 km/h...
15 Sep, 2024, 07.27 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
Asteroid bigger than two cricket pitches is hurtling towards Earth again on September 15NASA has alerted the scientific community about asteroid 2024 ON, measuring 720 feet in diameter, which is set to approach Earth on Septemb...
03 Sep, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Apophis, ‘God of Destruction’ is set to skim Earth's orbit; Why scientists are watching closelyIn 2029, asteroid Apophis will make a close flyby, passing just 20,000 miles from Earth, an event visible to millions without telescopes. T...
18 Aug, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
Asteroid Apophis moving toward Earth will be visible to the naked eye — Is it dangerous?Apophis quickly garnered attention following its discovery in 2004 when astronomers classified it as a potentially hazardous asteroid. Earl...
18 Aug, 2024, 05.27 PM IST
Statue of Liberty-sized asteroid zooms towards Earth at breakneck speed; NASA issues warningNASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2024 MT1, a large object heading towards Earth at 65,215 km/h. Despite its size—about as big as th...
10 Jul, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
NASA's Spacecraft to drop first-ever asteroid sample on Earth in Utah Desert | Where to watch & moreInitiated in 2016 and reaching asteroid Bennu in 2018, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft embarked on an ambitious mission: to gather a sample of...
24 Sep, 2023, 06.47 PM IST
- NASA's asteroid-bound probe to approach Earth for gravity assist
Washington, Sep 1 (IANS) NASA has said its spacecraft on first asteroid sample return mission will pass about 16,000 km above the Earth on ...
01 Sep, 2017, 06.42 PM IST