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ASTEROID DEFLECTION TECHNIQUES
No way to stop 15,000 ‘city-killer’ asteroids yet: NASA planetary defence chief flags detection gaps- 3I ATLAS circling around Earth and Sun, and will interstellar object reappear again? Here's if ESA will send spacecraft to study comet. All shocking revelations here
- Scientists urge ‘Blow It Up’ plan as dangerous asteroid heads toward Earth
- Is Asteroid 2024 YR4 going to impact Earth and how much damage would it cause? NASA has the answerAsteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40 and 90 meters in diameter, about the size of a large apartment block. The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in ...03 Mar, 2025, 03.51 PM IST
- 2024 YR4 FAQs: How big is the asteroid? Could we use a spacecraft similar to DART? Here's allAsteroid 2024 YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued observati...21 Feb, 2025, 07.44 AM IST
- Asteroid may hit Earth in seven years: When, which countries are at risk, and how devastating it could beAn asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032, with potential impact zones identified across multiple...13 Feb, 2025, 04.14 PM 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
- An airplane-sized asteroid to fly by earth on christmas eve: Here's all about itAn airplane-sized asteroid, 2024 XN1, will safely pass Earth on Christmas Eve at a distance of 4.48 million miles. NASA's Asteroid Watch da...20 Dec, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
- Multiple asteroids may have contributed to dinosaur extinction, scientists revealNew research points to a second asteroid impact possibly contributing to the extinction of dinosaurs, challenging the long-held belief of a...06 Oct, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
- Why Valentine’s Day is trending on HoliThe 2023 DW asteroid has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2046, according to NASA. The asteroid is currently among European Space ...08 Mar, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
- Humans can save Earth from ‘killer’ planetary bodies, reveals DARTThe Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provides evidence that humanity can protect Earth from the impact of planetary bodies.03 Mar, 2023, 10.55 PM IST
- New asteroid strike images show impact 'a lot bigger than expected'The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their first images of a spacecraft deliberately smashing into an asteroid, as ast...30 Sep, 2022, 05.46 PM IST
- NASA's DART mission first step to prevent possible armageddon, say Indian scientistsIn a first-of-its-kind mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid on Tuesday to ...27 Sep, 2022, 05.29 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 plans to save Earth by knocking asteroid off its orbitWashington, July 9 (IANS) Aiming to show how to protect Earth from a future killer asteroid strike, NASA plans to crash a refrigerator-size...09 Jul, 2017, 06.17 PM IST
- New technique may help divert Earth-bound asteroidsAsteroids headed for Earth, if found early enough, can be acted upon to prevent the impact, researchers said.22 Feb, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
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