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NASA spots asteroid fast approaching earth at a speed of 33,768 kmph; Are we in trouble?

As per NASA, this asteroid that will skim past Earth on September 26 is just three feet shorter than Big Ben's clock tower in London

Sep 25, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

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After narrow miss of asteroid 2019-OK, NASA gears up to launch new infrared telescope to detect near earth objects

A NASA advisory panel meeting has decided to launch an infrared telescope to study near-earth objects in course of collision with the Earth.

Sep 24, 2019

By Priya Yadav

Nasa

Comet C/2019 Q4 as imaged by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Hawaii's Big Island on Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope

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NASA explains when this recently located comet will come close

Astronomers believe that the high velocity of this new comet indicates that the object likely originated from outside our solar system.

Sep 22, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

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Not all asteroids cause devastation, one rogue body made earth lively

Unlike the asteroid impact that killed dinosaurs, the event that happened around 466 million years boosted life on the earth

Sep 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

How can humans survive asteroid impacts and nuclear explosions? Expert reveals

As mushrooms are not dependent on photosynthesis, Walsh believes that it could save humans from the verge of extinction.

Sep 16, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Which species will survive if doomsday asteroid hits earth? Billion-dollar query solved

Elon Musk previously revealed humans are not capable to protect the earth from a doomsday asteroid hit but if it happens, who will be left on earth is revealed.

Sep 15, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Nostradamus predicted asteroid impact may cause catastrophe in future

Citing the quatrains of Nostradamus, Reading claims that a giant asteroid will hit the planet in 2069

Sep 13, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

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Researchers unveil staggering information about doomsday asteroid that killed dinosaurs

Researchers revealed that the asteroid impact created a hole on the surface of the earth that was more than 100 miles wide

Sep 10, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Artist's rendering of asteroids and space dust

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Mysterious glowing object falls from sky, triggers asteroid fear in UK

Local police officers conducted a huge search operation after they were alerted to the mysterious incident witnessed by many.

Sep 9, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

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NASA confirms new asteroid heading toward earth; Will it just pass by or destroy the planet?

When 2019 MO was destroyed while entering earth's atmosphere NASA was clueless about its coming, but now they know that another asteroid heading toward earth

Sep 7, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Asteroid smashes into Caribbean as NASA misses out the collision course

Even though NASA is busy detecting near-earth objects, the United States space agency failed to detect the asteroid that burned above the Caribbean

Sep 6, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

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Earth should face inevitable fate of Doomsday from asteroid hit, says expert joining Tyson, McDonald

Many scientists believe that earth will be hit by a doomsday asteroid one day or the other, and if it happens, the devastation will be triggered on a global scale

Sep 3, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

100% Sure a killer asteroid will hit and wipe out life from earth but not sure 100% when, says expert

Danica Remy added that humans are mastering the technique to combat dreaded events like asteroid hits

Aug 30, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Space

Luxembourg to become Silicon Valley of asteroid mining; could be dangerous for earth

This country may become 'silicon valley' of asteroid mining by building a space mining empire but it's risky derailing asteroids on an earth-collision trajectory.

Aug 26, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Why is earth at risk even when asteroids are traveling millions of miles away?

Atmospheric and other factors in space could elevate the chances of the earth being hit by a rogue space body

Aug 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Is asteroid Apophis capable of triggering a tsunami in the US coast?

There is a 1 in 45,000 chance that asteroid Apophis will hit the earth on April 13, 2036, and if it happens devastation will be triggered in the affected area

Aug 7, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

NASA successfully spotted asteroid which was in a collision course

The relatively small asteroid was spotted by scientists when it was approximately 3,10,000 miles away from the earth

Jul 3, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

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