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
NASA issues major update on ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4—Is Earth safe?NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to pose a serious risk to Earth, now has an almost zero chance of impact. Detected i...
25 Feb, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
When and where can Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Earth? Possible impact locations & effects explainedAstronomers have already made 350 observations of 2024 YR4 since the IAWN’s rare warning in January.
19 Feb, 2025, 12.02 AM IST
100x Hiroshima’s power! NASA warns of ‘city killer’ asteroid hurtling toward EarthNASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032. The asteroid, first spotted in Decemb...
14 Feb, 2025, 02.40 AM IST
Did an asteroid 'bounce' off earth? Wild new theory reveals shocking details behind Tunguska celestial strikeOn June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, flattening 80 million trees. Scientists now believe it was an iron ast...
08 Feb, 2025, 05.57 PM IST
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Is Earth in danger? Scientists assess the risk of a 32-story-sized space rockThe European Space Agency (ESA) has increased the estimated risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, now at 2.2%. Fir...
08 Feb, 2025, 10.27 AM 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
NASA releases video and images of asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032; here's what it could harmNASA has released the first video of asteroid 2024 YR4, a 200-foot-wide space rock that has a 1.3% chance of striking Earth in 2032.
07 Feb, 2025, 01.51 AM 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
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
Two giant asteroids are approaching Earth, Here's how to spot the 'Planet Killer' this weekendThis week, astronomers are anticipating the close approach of asteroid 2011 UL21, dubbed the "Planet Killer," as it swings by Earth. Despit...
29 Jun, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Bengaluru set for Army Day Parade"Karnataka became the first State to host this mega national event for the first time outside Delhi because the first Army Chief Major Gene...
10 Jan, 2023, 05.34 PM IST
View: How Diego Maradona gave boomers their collective ‘Mexico Event’Apart from being the world’s greatest footballer, Maradona is the Great Time Machine, bringing a Chosen Few (millions) together at one 10-s...
29 Nov, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
- Asteroid hitting Earth very much possible, warns scientist
London, June 21 (IANS) The world must be prepared for an asteroid strike, which is just a matter of time, warns a leading astrophysicist fr...
21 Jun, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth at 37,000 kphAny impact would trigger devastating changes in the climate, earthquakes and tsunamis leading to the eradication of entire communities.
25 Mar, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
This (asteroid) too shall passA R Rahman’s double Oscar win at the Academy Awards this year in recognition of his professional excellence was, arguably, the high point o...
06 Mar, 2009, 01.27 AM IST