Earth’s close encounter with jumbo jet-sized asteroid as it screams past closer than moon; scientists study rare near-miss encounterAsteroid 2025 QD8, about 22 meters wide, safely passed Earth on Wednesday at a distance of 135,500 miles, closer than the Moon. NASA confir...
04 Sep, 2025, 02.37 PM IST
Bus-size asteroid races towards Earth today. Will it pass by or endanger our planet? Here's its name, size, distance from Earth, orbital pathBus-size asteroid races towards Earth today. Will it pass by or endanger our planet? The newly discovered space rock, named 2025 QV5, will ...
04 Sep, 2025, 02.59 AM IST
NASA alert: Giant jet-sized Asteroid to whiz past Earth tomorrow at shocking speed of 28,000mphA newly discovered asteroid, 2025 QD8, roughly the size of a commercial jet, is set to pass Earth at a distance of 135,465 miles. While cla...
03 Sep, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
Look Up! An asteroid taller than a 30-story building and another the size of a jumbo jet to pass Earth. Here’s what NASA saysNASA reports two asteroids will closely approach Earth on August 8, 2025. Asteroid (2025 OJ1) is about 300 feet wide. Asteroid (2019 CO1) i...
08 Aug, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Plane-sized Asteroid 2025 OW will fly-by at 47,000 mph this week, but NASA scientists say it’s nothing newA large asteroid named 2025 OW will pass by Earth on 28 July at a distance of about 393,000 miles, travelling at nearly 47,000 mph. NASA co...
27 Jul, 2025, 11.42 AM IST
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 issues colossal Asteroid alert, 2003 MH4 to pass Earth this weekend: Should you worry?A massive asteroid nearly as tall as the Eiffel Tower is set to fly past Earth this weekend, sparking global interest. Moving at over 50,00...
22 May, 2025, 02.47 PM IST
Asteroid AB 2025 Set for a Thrilling Close Encounter, Passing Just 1.2 Million Miles from EarthAsteroid AB 2025 is set to make an astonishingly close approach to Earth, passing at a distance of just 1.2 million miles. This close encou...
04 Jan, 2025, 01.48 AM IST
Near-Earth object alert! 84-foot asteroid heads towards Earth. Will it collide or pass safely? Details hereAstronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 XS3, an 84-foot space rock, passing Earth at a distance of 2,080,000 miles today. Scientists confirm...
18 Dec, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth testThe European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft, launched by SpaceX, is embarking on a mission to examine the asteroid Dimorphos, which was imp...
07 Oct, 2024, 09.14 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 mission reveals asteroid's unusual double moon, scientists baffledNASA sScientists suggest that the Dinkinesh asteroid fractured, causing pieces to separate and form a disk of material. And some of this ma...
02 Jun, 2024, 09.53 PM IST
A Celestial Odyssey: Unveiling 2023's galactic epicsIn 2023's cosmic saga, SpaceX's Starship faced turbulent tests while eyeing Mars. India's Chandrayaan-3 triumphed on the moon's south pole,...
28 Dec, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Psyche Mission: Here's all you should know about Nasa's spacecraft to a metal-rich asteroidNASA's Psyche spacecraft is scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on October 12. This mission, part of NASA's Discov...
12 Oct, 2023, 05.56 PM IST
- NASA aims to send spacecraft to giant 'metal' asteroid
New York, Jan 19 (IANS) NASA is preparing to send a spacecraft to a giant "metal" asteroid that may tell scientists the secret of how our s...
19 Jan, 2017, 02.55 PM IST
- NASA selects 2 missions to explore solar system's asteroids
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) Aiming to find important clues to the earliest history of the solar system, NASA has announced two missions -- one...
05 Jan, 2017, 01.32 PM IST
NASA to launch two robotic probes to study early solar systemThe missions, known as Lucy and Psyche, were chosen from five finalists and will proceed to mission formulation, with the goal of launching...
05 Jan, 2017, 01.14 PM IST