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Artemis II's success gives confidence to India for Gaganyaan mission, says astrophysicistBuilding on the momentum of Artemis II's successful lunar expedition, India's Gaganyaan mission is set to chart new territory in human spac...15 Apr, 2026, 03.46 PM IST- It's coming today: NASA tracks car-sized asteroid on a direct path toward Earth - here's what we knowNASA asteroid 2026 FM3: A car-sized asteroid, 2026 FM3, passes Earth today. Scientists confirm no danger to our planet. The space rock meas...25 Mar, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
- NASA’s asteroid crash slightly shifted an entire solar orbitNASA's DART spacecraft impacted an asteroid in 2022. This mission tested asteroid deflection. New findings show the crash altered the entir...08 Mar, 2026, 02.44 PM IST
- New space telescope finds 2,100 asteroids even before official launchThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, even before its official opening, has identified over 2,100 new asteroids. This powerful telescope ...23 Jun, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
- Asteroid more powerful than Hiroshima atomic bomb may miss Earth, but could still cause major disruptionAsteroid 2024 YR4, once feared to be on a collision course with Earth, now has an extremely low chance of impact. However, scientists warn ...20 Jun, 2025, 12.09 AM IST
- House-size asteroid 2025 KF to pass within spitting distance of Earth todayAsteroid 2025 KF, about the size of a house, will safely pass Earth today within one-third of the Earth-moon distance. Discovered just days...21 May, 2025, 02.43 PM IST
- This is now getting serious! NASA scrambles to assess ‘City-Killer’ asteroid as risk escalatesNASA and the European Space Agency are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, a potential city killer with a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2...11 Feb, 2025, 11.23 PM IST
- NASA tracks giant asteroid set to pass Earth on February 12 – Is there a risk?Asteroid 2025 CV will pass Earth at a distance of 4,760,000 km, over five times the Earth-Moon distance. Three other asteroids passed by th...11 Feb, 2025, 07.37 PM IST
- Bus-sized asteroid approaching Earth today, Nasa says; Here's all we knowNASA has announced that asteroid 2024 TY21, measuring approximately 40 feet wide, will pass Earth safely today at a distance of 840,000 mil...19 Oct, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
- 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...02 Jul, 2024, 02.15 AM IST
- Will asteroid 2023 DW hit Earth on Valentine's Day in 2046? Know what NASA and ESA have said about its possibilityAsteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun as planets do, but they are much smaller in size. They are small, rocky objects that ...29 Jun, 2024, 09.57 PM IST
- 'Planet-killer asteroid' is about to cross the Earth at great speeds: How to watch it live?A planet-killer asteroid is just about to whizz past the Earth at a few thousand miles per hour, also sending dust particles up the Earth's...27 Jun, 2024, 10.50 PM IST
- A house-size, 58-foot asteroid approaching earth at 28119 kmph, says NASANASA has reported that a giant asteroid called 2023 HU4 is approaching Earth at a speed of 28119 kmph. The asteroid is 58 feet in size and ...27 Apr, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
- 2006 QQ23: The hazardous asteroid can wipe out an entire country if it hits the EarthThe asteroid has a diametre between 254 and 568 metres.31 Jul, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
- Big asteroid to fly 'very close' to Earth in mid-April: NASAWashington, April 8 (IANS) A large near-Earth asteroid discovered nearly three years ago will fly safely past Earth on April 19th, US space...08 Apr, 2017, 05.00 AM IST
- NASA building space shotgun to blast asteroidsNASA is developing shotgun that can blast asteroids into small pieces for collection as samples when robotic spacecraft reaches near such s...21 Sep, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
- NASA mission to pluck a boulder off asteroidThe mission was one of two under consideration by NASA to develop technologies and equipment needed to one day send astronauts to Mars.26 Mar, 2015, 05.03 PM IST
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