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HISTORICAL ASTEROID EVENTS
A 66-foot asteroid blindsided Russia’s Chelyabinsk and injured 1,500 people in 2013. 13 years later, only 11 asteroids have ever been caught before hitting EarthOn February 15, 2013, a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, injuring around 1,500 people. This explosion caused significant damage, i...
In 2019, one rockstar helped NASA study asteroid Bennu – his 3D images revealed a dangerous rubble-filled world. A look at Queen's Brian May's amazing educational qualificationsQueen's guitarist Brain May is also an astrophycist and an avid animal and tree rescuer. He played an important role in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx m...
Dinosaurs dynasty came to end 66 million years ago but reason behind apex predator's extinction on earth may be due to asteroid force more than one billion times the strength of the atomic blasts at Hiroshima, NagasakiSixty-six million years later, the story of the dinosaurs remains one of nature's most dramatic reminders that life on Earth can change sud...
Earth's hidden ‘mini-moon’ revealed like never before: China’s Tianwen-2 captures first-ever close-up of Kamoʻoalewa, a mysterious asteroid that may be a lost piece of the MoonChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured the first close-up image of Kamoʻoalewa. This rare quasi-satellite is often called Earth's mini-m...
Will the 'God of Chaos' Asteroid Apophis impact Earth in 2029? Here's what report saysAsteroid 99942 Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will make a close approach to Earth on April 13, 2029, passing within 20,000...
Nostradamus predicted 3I ATLAS arrival centuries ago? Scientists and Prophecy Collide in 2025. Here's what was foretold about interstellar objectNostradamus predicted 3I ATLAS arrival centuries ago? Astronomers confirm the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is approaching Earth in late 202...
100x Hiroshima’s power! NASA warns of ‘city killer’ asteroid hurtling toward EarthNASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032. The asteroid, first spotted in Decemb...
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...
Is World War III underway? The 'Prophet of Doom' predicts technological war by end of 2024World War III: Athos Salome, the "Living Nostradamus," predicts a looming World War III driven by a "global system collapse" and technologi...
‘Living Nostradamus’ Athos Salome says World War 3 will be a battle of man and machineSalome predicts that the next significant global conflict could revolve around technological advancements. During an interview with the Dai...
Can X-rays, used for broken bones, be NASA's secret weapon to help save Earth from killer asteroids? Here's what scientists sayScientists at Sandia National Laboratories have made significant strides in understanding how nuclear explosions could be employed to defle...
Two asteroids, including a massive 120-foot one, to fly past Earth on Sept 24. NASA says thisNasa Asteroids: Two asteroids will pass by Earth on September 24, 2024. One of them, Asteroid 2024 RO11, is notable for its size of 120 fee...
NASA Alert: 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid FW13 from early solar system approaching towards Earth at 35,000 mphAsteroid Alert: NASA has announced that a 510-foot asteroid, roughly the size of a building, will make close passes by Earth. Despite its p...
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...
ISRO Warning: Massive asteroid with 'continental scale devastation' risk approaching earthISRO is closely monitoring a large asteroid named Apophis, which is set to pass dangerously close to Earth on April 13, 2029. Apophis, meas...
Football-sized asteroid comes close to earth, raises collision concerns. Can asteroids be deflected?A football-stadium-sized asteroid passed close to Earth and the moon, the second such event in three days. Asteroids are rocky remnants fro...
OSIRIS-REx Mission: When and where you can watch spacecraft return with historic asteroid sampleNASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is set to return to Earth on September 24, bringing back a valuable sample from the asteroid Bennu. The capsule c...
India's Deccan Traps formed by two eruptions: StudyResearchers from the University of Quebec in Canada created a computer simulation to depict events that occurred in what is now India over ...
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...
A Chancy SurvivalThe fact that 65 million years ago all the dinosaurs got wiped out in an analogous asteroidal impact doesn’t really matter to us today beca...