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Can an Inflatable Bag pave the way for asteroid mining and tackle space debris?TransAstra has developed the Capture Bag, an inflatable device designed to catch asteroids and space junk. This innovative technology, test...13 Nov, 2025, 11.33 PM IST- Suitcase-sized asteroid slips past NASA’s early warning system, strikes Earth hours after detection—third instance in 2024A small asteroid, 2024 UQ, entered Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated last month. The asteroid was detected only two hours prior to impac...11 Nov, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
- NASA Asteroid Alert: Two asteroids to fly by earth today – Here's what we knowNASA is monitoring two asteroids, one the size of an airplane and the other like a bus, flying by Earth today. Additionally, Earth has temp...03 Oct, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
- Earth's second mini-moon 2024 PT5 to be visible from today: Here's what you need to know about itEarth will briefly host a new visitor, asteroid 2024 PT5, from September 29 to November 25. Originating from the Arjuna asteroid belt, this...29 Sep, 2024, 12.10 PM IST
- Earth gets a new mini moon for two months: Will it be visible to the naked eye or telescope?Earth is expected to briefly acquire a temporary companion—a small asteroid named 2024 PT5 which will behave as a ‘mini moon’.20 Sep, 2024, 08.18 PM IST
- Earth to get a new moon? Meet 2024 PT5, our temporary mini-moon for 53 days!Earth is set to temporarily capture a new mini-moon, a small asteroid named 2024 PT5, from September 29 to November 25. Discovered by the A...14 Sep, 2024, 11.37 PM IST
- Earth set to capture temporary mini-moon asteroid 2024 PT5; Here's what you need to knowAsteroid 2024 PT5 is scheduled to become a temporary mini-moon around Earth from September 29 to November 25, 2024. The 10-meter asteroid w...14 Sep, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
- Once in 10 years. Asteroid 7 times the size of Qutub Minar will pass much closer to Earth. How to watch onlineThe Virtual Telescope Project captured images of asteroid 2024 ON, set to pass Earth on September 17, 2024, at a safe distance of one milli...02 Sep, 2024, 08.54 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
- Skyscraper-sized asteroids to safely pass by Earth: NASA assures no threatTwo asteroids, 2024 BR4 and 2024 CB1, will make close passes by Earth, offering a fascinating celestial event. While they will come relativ...14 Feb, 2024, 10.55 AM IST
- Unraveling the hidden threats of asteroids: Real risks and near missesAsteroids vary in size and impact potential, and understanding the frequency and seriousness of their encounters with Earth is crucial. Lar...04 Aug, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
- Hubble captures a time-lapse movie of DART collision: NASAThe Hubble movie offers invaluable new clues into how the debris was dispersed into a complex pattern in the days following the impact, NAS...04 Mar, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
- NASA's DART mission successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroidTermed humanity's first test of planetary defence by NASA, the main objective behind the mission was to redirect the asteroid closer to Did...27 Sep, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
- NASA spacecraft DART is set to crash into asteroid. Here's why?NASA plans to strike a minor and harmless asteroid a million miles away. NASA’s spacecraft, named Dart, will zero in on the asteroid to cru...23 Sep, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
- Asteroids photobomb Hubble's deep space picturesWashington, Nov 3 (IANS) Asteroids in our solar system that are about 160 million miles away from Earth got in the way while NASA's Hubble ...03 Nov, 2017, 03.42 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
- 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
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