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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- 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
- This asteroid has 1-in-63 chance of hitting the Earth in 2032On December 27, 2024, NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile first detected asteroid 2024 YR4. Estimated to be betwe...03 Feb, 2025, 09.26 PM IST
- A NASA probe is on its way to asteroid made of gold that's worth 100,000,000,000 trillion dollarNASA’s Psyche mission, launched in October 2023, aims to explore a metal-rich asteroid worth $100,000 quadrillion, offering a glimpse into ...27 Nov, 2024, 10.48 AM IST
- NASA's Psyche spacecraft embarks on epic voyage to explore mysterious metal-clad asteroidNASA's Psyche spacecraft has embarked on a mission to explore a rare metallic asteroid. The spacecraft, named after the asteroid it is purs...14 Oct, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
- NASA to reveal images and analysis of historic asteroid sample today. How important is it?NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will ...11 Oct, 2023, 08.40 AM IST
- Japan space agency finds ample soil, gas from asteroidThe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said its staff initially spotted some black particles sitting on the bottom of the capsule's sample-...15 Dec, 2020, 02.38 PM IST
- Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on EarthScientists hope the precious samples, which are expected to amount to no more than 0.1 grams of material, could help shed light on the orig...06 Dec, 2020, 07.15 AM IST
- Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samplesJapan's space agency said its final checks confirmed the Hayabusa2 spacecraft is on track to return to Earth a capsule containing samples f...05 Dec, 2020, 12.45 PM IST
- Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 approaches Earth to drop samples from asteroid RyuguThe spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) away, a year ago. The capsule is to be released 22...04 Dec, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
- Japan spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears homeThe Hayabusa2 spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers (180 million miles) from Earth, a year ago and is expected t...27 Nov, 2020, 05.07 PM IST
- NASA probe captures first images of asteroid BennuWashington, Aug 25 (IANS) NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecr...25 Aug, 2018, 01.47 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
- 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
- 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
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft reaches dwarf planet CeresThe spacecraft was approximately 61,000 kilometres from Ceres when it was captured by the dwarf planet's gravity, NASA said.07 Mar, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
- Japan asteroid probe Hayabusa2 to lift off Monday after delayHayabusa2 is now scheduled to blast off aboard Japan's main H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan at 1:22 pm (0422 G...29 Nov, 2014, 12.37 PM IST
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