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Dodging Doomsday: NASA’s $1.4 billion telescope will hunt city-killing asteroids, prevent Earth’s next big bangNASA is developing the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, a $1.4-billion infrared telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that cou...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
The mystery of Earth’s Mini-Moon: Is it a lost piece of the lunar puzzle that might have drifted away?Astronomers now suggest that the small celestial body, initially dubbed Earth’s “mini-moon” 2024 PT5, might be a lunar fragment. Discovered...
29 Jan, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
NASA's $100 Bn Moon Mission: A boondoggle or the future of space exploration?The Artemis program has spent nearly $100 billion without achieving its mission to land astronauts on the moon. The program faces high cost...
17 Oct, 2024, 03.21 PM IST
How NASA's new washing machine-sized instrument will help protect Earth from asteroidsNASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor mission aims to detect and track asteroids and comets that pose a threat to Earth. The infrared space tel...
01 Sep, 2024, 01.55 PM IST
Five asteroids, including a massive 110-foot one, to fly past earth in the next five days; NASA issues alertNASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has alerted about five asteroids passing close to Earth between August 27 and September 1. While these ast...
28 Aug, 2024, 01.46 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
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
NASA warns of potential planet-sized asteroid impact: There's 72% chance of Earth collision on this dateNASA's hypothetical exercise reveals a 72% chance of a potentially hazardous asteroid hitting Earth, highlighting gaps in Earth's preparedn...
01 Jul, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Is an asteroid striking the Earth in 2038? Here's the truthIn a recent hypothetical exercise by NASA, it has been revealed that we have more than a 70% probability of being struck by an asteroid. NA...
24 Jun, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
NASA tracks 160-foot asteroid approaching Earth at 37,070 km/hNASA has alerted the public about an asteroid, 2024 JY1, approaching Earth. Although large and fast, it poses no threat due to its distant ...
29 May, 2024, 09.31 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
China’s empire of money is reshaping lives across new Silk RoadIf Xi's ambitions become a reality, Beijing will cement its position at the center of a new world economic order.
04 Aug, 2018, 07.10 AM IST