Hermes, the asteroid that played hide and seek
2 years, 1 month ago

Hermes, the asteroid that played hide and seek

The Hindu  

We now know that the dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the Earth after an asteroid struck the planet 66 million years ago. The idea of an asteroid whooshing past close to Earth, let alone hitting the planet, was still alien to many. This was the case even though it approaches Earth’s orbit twice every 777 days. While the planet is usually far when the orbit crossing occurs, Hermes definitely came close to Earth in 1937, 1942, 1954, 1974, and 1986. Hermes’ next closest approach will be on April 25, 2040, when it will pass about 4.2 million km from Earth.

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Two giant asteroids zoom past Earth at thousands of miles per hour, confirms NASA
1 week, 1 day ago

Two giant asteroids zoom past Earth at thousands of miles per hour, confirms NASA

India Today  

Two massive asteroids, named 2024 XY5 and 2024 XB6, zoomed past Earth at high speed on December 16. NASA and other space agencies around the world constantly monitor these celestial bodies to assess any potential threat to Earth and to study them for insights into the origins of our solar system. It made its closest approach to Earth past midnight, …

Earth to get a ‘mini moon’ this month, scientists reveal
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth to get a ‘mini moon’ this month, scientists reveal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A small asteroid will be pulled into orbit around the Earth as a …

Newly discovered asteroid passed between Earth and Moon in close encounter
10 months, 1 week ago

Newly discovered asteroid passed between Earth and Moon in close encounter

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The small car-sized space rock, dubbed 2024 CY1, passed by at nearly a third of the distance …

House-size asteroid makes close approach to Earth. Watch here
1 year, 9 months ago

House-size asteroid makes close approach to Earth. Watch here

Hindustan Times  

A house-sized asteroid safely passed Earth on Friday morning within approximately 62% of the average lunar distance, according to astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project. The near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY, discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on March 13, came within 2,39,800 kilometres of Earth's surface. Nasa's Asteroid Watch dashboard displays asteroid and comet approaches to …

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity
1 year, 10 months ago

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

LA Times  

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists Lance Benner, Paul Chodas and Mark Haynes are studying the 1,100-foot wide asteroid Apophis, which will come within viewing distance of Earth on April 13, 2029. The asteroid close encounter presents “an unprecedented opportunity to study its physical properties and to help us learn things that we’ve never been able to learn before,” Benner said. Apophis …

An asteroid will come extremely close to Earth on Thursday — but will miss us, NASA says
1 year, 10 months ago

An asteroid will come extremely close to Earth on Thursday — but will miss us, NASA says

LA Times  

The estimated trajectory of asteroid 2023 BU, in red, will bring it extremely close to Earth. An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday in what is expected to be one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. The agency said Wednesday that the newly discovered asteroid, known as 2023 BU, will zoom 2,200 …

Asteroid to come dangerously close to Earth today: NASA on its impact
2 years, 4 months ago

Asteroid to come dangerously close to Earth today: NASA on its impact

Live Mint  

In the last couple of days, several asteroids dangerously whizzed past the Earth, which could have caused a major accident if one of them had hit the planet. And, NASA has alerted another asteroid 2022 OC4 will fly past the planet on Tuesday that might also come dangerously close to it. The asteroid 2022 OC4, which is about 36-foot-wide, is …

Asteroid speeding at 94,000 kmph to approach Earth tonight, Nasa classifies it 'potentially hazardous'
3 years, 4 months ago

Asteroid speeding at 94,000 kmph to approach Earth tonight, Nasa classifies it 'potentially hazardous'

India Today  

Asteroids have always been a cause of concern for astronomers worldwide, and an object approximately 4,500 feet in diameter has joined the list as it approaches Earth. Nasa has classified asteroid 2016 AJ193 as potentially hazardous as it comes close to Earth on the night of August 21. The asteroid was first spotted by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid …

Orbiting and landing on an asteroid
3 years, 5 months ago

Orbiting and landing on an asteroid

The Hindu  

Asteroids, also known as minor planets, are small, rocky bodies that have been left over from the formation of planets about 4.5 billion years ago. Simultaneous discovery The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous, later renamed NEAR Shoemaker, was a low-cost mission and the first to be flown under NASA’s Discovery programme. Even though its primary objective was studying Eros, NEAR performed …

NASA Missed the Closest Ever Asteroid to Earth Which Visited on Friday the 13th
4 years, 1 month ago

NASA Missed the Closest Ever Asteroid to Earth Which Visited on Friday the 13th

News 18  

Friday the 13th is considered an ominous date in many cultural superstitions, however, NASA discovered something quite exciting which transpired on Friday, November 13, 2020. The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System spotted the object as it moved away from Earth and missed the approach towards the planet.This can happen when a space object falls in a ‘blind spot’ i.e. Newly-discovered …

Aeroplane-size asteroid heading for Earth's orbit, to fly by tonight
4 years, 2 months ago

Aeroplane-size asteroid heading for Earth's orbit, to fly by tonight

India Today  

An asteroid bigger than the size of a Boeing 747 aeroplane is moving towards Earth at a speed of 6.68 kilometre per second. The space rock, named Asteroid 2020 RK2, is on a trajectory to cross Earth's orbit on Wednesday night at around 10:42 pm. Nasa has said that the asteroid will zoom past at a distance of 38,30,238 km …

Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: Nasa
4 years, 4 months ago

Small asteroid becomes closest ever seen passing Earth: Nasa

India Today  

An asteroid the size of an SUV passed 1,830 miles above Earth, the closest asteroid ever observed passing by our planet, Nasa said Tuesday. If it had been on a collision course with Earth, the asteroid -- named 2020 QG -- would likely not have caused any damage, instead disintegrating in the atmosphere, creating a fireball in the sky, or …

Asteroid 2020 ND expected to pass Earth at dizzying speed of 48,000 kmph at 8.43 pm IST
4 years, 5 months ago

Asteroid 2020 ND expected to pass Earth at dizzying speed of 48,000 kmph at 8.43 pm IST

Firstpost  

The asteroid was ’nudged’ into Earth’s near neighbourhood by the gravitational pull of planets as it orbits through the solar system. Asteroid 2020 ND has an estimated diameter of 140 to 300 meters, and will come as close as 50,86,328 kilometres to the Earth. The Centre for Near-Earth Objects Studies at NASA calculates with high precision the orbits for many …

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