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A world-ending asteroid, a nuclear bomb and one risky mission: Scientists explain their emergency plan to save Earth but there is a catch- In 1983, 'doomsday argument' predicted how many humans will ever live, now a study reveals when will human civilization be wiped off the face of the earth
- Dinosaurs dynasty came to end 66 million years ago but reason behind apex predator's extinction on earth may be due to asteroid force more than one billion times the strength of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima, Nagasaki
- 'Doomsday' is near? A theory has predicted that humans may not have much time left. Here's what it saysA statistical theory called the doomsday argument is circulating online again. This theory uses probability to estimate humanity's potentia...16 Jul, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
- China's Tianwen-2 captures first close-up image of Earth's quasi-moon ahead of historic sample missionChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's s...10 Jul, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
- Weather Tomorrow June 27: IMD sounds heavy rain alert for Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Gujarat and Assam; thunderstorms in Delhi, Chandigarh; severe heatwave to continue in Uttar PradeshWeather Tomorrow June 27: According to IMD, heavy to very heavy monsoon rains lash the west, south, east, and Northeast, parts of Uttar Pra...26 Jun, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
- Flowering plants may have recruited dinosaurs long before birds or mammals, with hundreds of fossil fruits revealing an ancient seed-spreading strategyFossil discoveries in New Mexico reveal that flowering plants were producing large, animal-attracting fruits millions of years earlier than...26 Jun, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
- Killer asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit some of the world's most populous cities on December 22, 2032; do you live in any of these places?Asteroid 2024 YR4 could strike Earth in 2032. Its size ranges from 40 to 90 meters. The asteroid could cause significant damage, especially...22 Feb, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
- What do you know about the Earthbound city-killer asteroid? It is 500 times more powerful than Hiroshima; here are more details on it as first glimpse revealedThe 'city killer' asteroid YR4 2024 has a one-in-34 chance of striking Earth in the next seven years, posing a significant threat. With a d...19 Feb, 2025, 02.06 AM IST
- At odds on multiple fronts, the U.S. and China may need to collaborate on this significant, Earth-shattering project; here's everything about itAsteroid 2024 YR4, with a diameter of 40-90 metres, has a 2.2% chance of hitting Earth by 2032. Scientists and agencies like ESA are closel...13 Feb, 2025, 03.59 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 size of 2 football fields to whisk past Earth. Date, time, how to watchAsteroid is coming and it will be visible from the Earth. We have all details pertaining to size of the asteroid, date, time, how to watch.01 Sep, 2024, 05.06 PM IST
- NASA Warning: Asteroid larger than Qutub Minar speeding toward Earth. Are we safe?Asteroid 2024 OC, nearly double the size of the Qutub Minar, was observed by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies as it neared Earth...04 Aug, 2024, 10.14 AM IST
- Capsule with NASA's first asteroid sample heads for Utah touchdownNASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is set to return to Earth on Sunday, bringing back the largest soil sample ever collected from an asteroid. Th...25 Sep, 2023, 11.41 AM 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
- How deep-sea creatures survived dinosaur-killing asteroidThis has puzzled researchers as it is widely believed that the asteroid impact cut off the food supply in the oceans by destroying free-flo...15 Apr, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
- The end of the world is not nigh. Surely not courtesy any rogue asteroidPartypooper Nasa has confirmed that our planet won’t be obliterated by any space debris now or any time soon.22 Aug, 2015, 05.27 AM IST
- No asteroid threatening to hit Earth next month: NASANumerous recent blogs and web postings are erroneously claiming that an asteroid will impact Earth sometime between September 15 and 28.20 Aug, 2015, 02.37 PM IST
- Here's how to watch the space rock worth $5.4 trillion flying by Earth this weekendUnderneath the surface of some asteroids is a treasure trove of a type of mineral, called platinum, that is rare on Earth but extremely luc...18 Jul, 2015, 12.40 PM IST
- Parrot makes 'smart' car radio for Internet AgeFrench mobile technology firm Parrot on Tuesday showed off a "smart" car radio that can find cheap fuel, free parking, and speed traps whil...05 Jan, 2011, 02.03 PM IST
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