asteroid

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Not Oumuamua, but another interstellar meteor hit earth in 2014

Researchers who conducted the study believe that an interstellar meteor had hit the earth in 2014, three years before the discovery of Oumuamua

Apr 17, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

ESA developing self-driving spacecraft to protect earth from impending doomsday

Space experts believe that a weapon to protect the planet is very much necessary during doomsday events like asteroid hits

Apr 9, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Science

Apocalypse triggered by asteroid collision is inevitable, says Harvard researcher

Alvi Loeb believe that earth's collision with a killer asteroid is inevitable, and humans will not survive this impact

Feb 25, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

NASA discovers second asteroid-impact crater hidden under Greenland ice

Even though more than 200 asteroid impact craters have discovered on earth, this is only for the second time that an impact crater is being discovered under ice sheets

Feb 12, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Science

Asteroid Bennu update: How NASA's OSIRIS-REx's mission will help asteroid impact prevention efforts

The Dawn orbited Vesta for nearly a year, before heading to the dwarf planet Ceres about 3.1 billion miles (4.9 billion kilometers) away, according to Space.com.

Jan 28, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

Space

Here's how NASA plans to stop asteroids from hitting earth, causing another extinction

Dubbed the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), this would be the space agency's first planetary-defense mission.

Jan 26, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa Space

Science

Asteroid impacts on earth are increasing, but scientists are not sure why

The Earth has been hit by asteroids for nearly a billion years now, but our planet's atmosphere has succeeded in stopping most of them from bringing about a catastrophe.

Jan 23, 2019

By Micah Ong

Science

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Enters Orbit Around Object, Sets New Records

Aside from this, the fact that NASA's OSIRIS-REx is orbiting around Bennu at only just over a mile (1.6 kilometers) makes its close orbital distance record-breaking.

Jan 9, 2019

By Amesheil Perez

Nasa Space

Science

NASA pushing for near-earth object detection satellite

NASA has sought advice from the committee regarding techniques that could be used to determine the sizes of asteroids.

Jan 5, 2019

By Micah Ong

Nasa

Space

'Brightest Comet' to pass earth on Sunday; You can watch it without telescope

The phenomena will be one of the 10 closest comet flybys of the earth in 70 years and people can watch it with nacked-eye.

Dec 15, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa Space

Science

Three massive asteroids set to pass earth this weekend; Halloween asteroid may appear on Sunday

Skull-shaped Halloween asteroid is expected to fly by earth on Sunday, November 11, while three other asteroids will pass earth on Saturday.

Nov 8, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Nasa Space

Science

Space adventure: NASA's Ralph ready to exploring Jupiter's Trojan asteroids in 2021

Lucy Ralph instrument suite will be studying these diverse group of bodies and will detect the Trojan asteroids' chemical fingerprints.

Nov 8, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Harvard researchers suggest Cigar-shaped asteroid 'Oumuamua' could be an alien probe

Oumuamua which is less than half a mile in length is now farther away from our sun than the Jupiter and is traveling to the outskirts of the solar system.

Nov 3, 2018

By Staff Reporter

Alien

Science

Giant asteroid to make closest approach with earth today, warns NASA

The giant asteroid which travels at a rate of 18 kilometers per second measures somewhere between 17 and 37 meters

Oct 30, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Japan sets date for Hayabusa-2 asteroid touchdown

The Japanese spacecraft reached Rygu after a three and a half year journey, and it is now orbiting around the diamond-shaped asteroid.

Aug 31, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Science

Skull-shaped asteroid returns: Halloween asteroid will come close to earth in November 2018

The Spooky Asteroid or the Skull Asteroid will zoom by earth in November 2018 but this time the flyby won't occur exactly on Halloween day and will be less close to the planet.

Aug 30, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space