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No way to stop 15,000 ‘city-killer’ asteroids yet: NASA planetary defence chief flags detection gapsThousands of city-killer asteroids remain undetected. NASA's Dr Kelly Fast highlights this critical gap. Mid-sized asteroids pose a signifi...20 Feb, 2026, 07.30 AM IST- Newly discovered asteroid to fly extremely close to Earth, closer than the moon on October 15Asteroid 2025 TP5, discovered just two days before its approach, will fly past Earth on October 15 at a dangerously close distance of about...16 Oct, 2025, 12.57 AM IST
- NASA alert: 10-storey tall asteroid to fly past earth tomorrow at 22,500 km/h. Size, distance & moreAn asteroid named 2022 YS5 will pass close to Earth tomorrow. The asteroid is about 120 feet in diameter. It will travel at a speed of 22,5...16 Jul, 2025, 02.11 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
- 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
- NASA's asteroid warning: Will the 84-foot giant get too close for comfort?Asteroid 2024 XS3 will pass Earth on December 19, 2024, at a safe distance of 2,080,000 miles. While there is no risk of collision, the fly...19 Dec, 2024, 12.58 PM IST
- Asteroid on collision course with Earth: Here’s asteroid size, impact timing, effect and where to watchA small asteroid, about 70 cm in diameter, is set to enter Earth's atmosphere over northern Siberia tonight. The event, expected around 9:4...04 Dec, 2024, 01.00 AM IST
- NASA's big plans are to build 1000-strong spacecraft to destroy asteroids heading for EarthThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that they will safeguard Earth by creating a 1000-strong spacecraft army fr...17 Oct, 2024, 10.58 PM IST
- NASA has a new plan to protect Earth from Asteroids, including a '1000-strong' space armyNasa has unveiled a plan to defend Earth from potential "planet killer" asteroids. The strategy includes sending spacecraft armies to inter...14 Oct, 2024, 12.59 PM 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
- NASA watches 110-foot Sardar Patel's Statue of Unity sized asteroid at 30,381 km/h towards Earth-Will it hit?Asteroid 2024 OR1, detected by NASA, approached Earth on August 6, 2024. With a diameter of 110 feet and traveling at 30,381 kilometers per...08 Aug, 2024, 04.34 PM 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
- NASA releases national strategy to defend Earth from asteroid attackWashington, June 21 (IANS) In a key step to defend Earth from potentially devastating risks of near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- asteroids and c...21 Jun, 2018, 01.22 PM IST
- NASA to observe asteroid flyby to test planetary defense techEven though scientists cannot yet predict exactly how close it will approach, they are certain it will come no closer than 6,800 kilometres...30 Jul, 2017, 03.35 PM IST
- Asteroid flyby to help NASA test global tracking networkNew York, July 30 (IANS) A small asteroid that is expected to fly close to the Earth in October will help NASA to test its network of obser...30 Jul, 2017, 01.57 PM IST
- New NASA programme to protect Earth from asteroids, cometsMore than 13,500 near-Earth objects of all sizes have been discovered to date - over 95 per cent of them since NASA-funded surveys began in...17 Jan, 2016, 06.43 PM IST
- How to protect Earth from potentially hazardous asteroidsAnalysis of one of the most infamous near-Earth asteroids has allowed scientists to discover how best to protect Earth from a potential imp...15 Aug, 2014, 06.15 PM IST
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