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Earth in danger? MIT team discovers 138 small asteroids between Mars and Jupiter

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have made a groundbreaking discovery by identifying the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter. Utilising advanced techniques and data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the team has successfully spotted more than 138 new decameter-sized asteroids, measuring as small as 10 meters across. Unlike their …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

China's observatory captures rare images of falling near-Earth asteroid

China Daily

KUNMING -- An observatory in Southwest China's Yunnan province has captured rare images of a falling near-Earth asteroid, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Friday. The Lijiang branch of the CAS Yunnan Observatories detected the near-Earth asteroid 2024 XA1 at 13:55 Beijing time on Dec 3 through its 2.4-meter telescope. "The achievement made this time will provide solid scientific …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

China's observatory captures rare images of falling near-Earth asteroid

China Daily

KUNMING -- An observatory in Southwest China's Yunnan province has captured rare images of a falling near-Earth asteroid, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced on Friday. The Lijiang branch of the CAS Yunnan Observatories detected the near-Earth asteroid 2024 XA1 at 13:55 Beijing time on Dec 3 through its 2.4-meter telescope. "The achievement made this time will provide solid scientific …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Asteroid the Size of a 70-Story Skyscraper to Come Close to Earth

India Today

Asteroid 2020 WG is set to make a close pass by Earth on October 28, drawing significant attention from scientists. The asteroid, estimated to be between 120 to 270 meters wide, will approach Earth within approximately 3.3 million kilometers (0.02223 AU) from the planet. While it poses no threat to Earth, its close approach offers valuable insights into asteroid structure, …

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3 months ago

Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a short time

ABC

A bus-sized asteroid is currently hurtling through our patch of the Solar System, but far from being a threat, a new study suggests the space rock will become Earth's companion for a couple of months. This means that for almost two months, the asteroid will be temporarily captured in Earth's orbit, before being flung back out into the Solar System. …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

The Hindu

It was a turning point in the history of life on the earth. A new analysis of this debris has resolved a long debate about the nature of the asteroid, showing that it was a type that originated beyond Jupiter in the outer solar system. “Ruthenium is especially useful in this context as the isotopic signature in the clay layer …

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1 year, 5 months ago

World Asteroid Day 2023: History, Significance and Quotes to Share

News 18

WORLD ASTEROID DAY 2023: The United Nations has designated June 30 as World Asteroid Day to raise public awareness about the dangers of asteroid strikes and measures that need to be taken in case of a near-earth object threat. World Asteroid Day: History The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution A/RES/71/90 in December 2016, designating June 30 as International Asteroid …

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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 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Op-Ed: Good news for a change — NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids

LA Times

The view of Dimorphos’ surface from DART just before impact, and the view of the crash from the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope. On Sept. 26, DART, a spacecraft the size of a commercial dryer, hit a nonthreatening asteroid called Dimorphos — and proved that we humans might be capable of mounting an Earthly defense, should …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Nasa’s Dart mission changed path of asteroid: ‘A defender of the planet’

The Independent

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2 years, 2 months ago

NASA’s DART smash created asteroid debris tail more than 10,000 kilometres long

ABC

Last month NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it would change course. Key points: New images show the tail created by NASA's DART asteroid smash It could be weeks until scientists confirm if the asteroid's orbit has been changed The mission's objective was to determine if scientists could save Earth from a potential asteroid collision Now …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Smacked asteroid's debris trail more than 6,000 miles long

The Hindu

The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris from the impact. Their remarkable observation two days after last month's planetary defense test was recently released a National Science Foundation lab in Arizona. The image shows an expanding, comet-like tail more than 6,000 miles long, consisting of dust and other …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Smacked asteroid’s debris trail more than 6,000 miles long

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The asteroid that got smacked by a NASA spacecraft is now being trailed by thousands of miles of debris from the impact. Their remarkable observation two days after last month’s planetary defense test was recently released a National Science Foundation lab in Arizona. The image shows an expanding, comet-like tail more than 6,000 miles long, consisting …

Nasa

2 years, 2 months ago

Nasa Dart mission: Spacecraft slams into asteroid in first-ever planetary defence effort

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. Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or Dart, slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos at 14,400 miles per …

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2 years, 2 months ago

NASA DART is first step to avert asteroid strike on Earth: Indian scientists

Live Mint

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Tuesday successfully crashed into an asteroid. "NASA's DART mission is a step towards preparing the world for a potential future asteroid strike like the one which killed dinosaurs some 66 million years ago, the chances of which are very slim in our lifetime," Indian scientists said. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How Nasa’s Dart mission could save Earth from rogue asteroids

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. “Dart is demonstrating what we call the kinetic impact technique for changing the speed of the asteroid …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defence test

The Hindu

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed on Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Launched last November, the vending machine-size Dart — short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test — navigated to its target using new technology developed by Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, the spacecraft builder and mission manager. …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test

Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Definitely, I will.” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reminded people earlier in the day via Twitter that, “No, this is not a movie plot.” He added in a prerecorded video: ”We’ve all seen it …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in historic defense test | WATCH

India TV News

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Launched last November, the vending machine-size Dart — short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test — navigated to its target using new technology developed by Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory, the spacecraft builder and mission manager. Johns …

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2 years, 2 months ago

NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft nears its target

The Hindu

Ten months after launch, NASA's asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft neared a planned impact with its target on Monday in a test of the world's first planetary defense system, designed to prevent a doomsday collision with Earth. Dimorphos and Didymos are both tiny compared with the cataclysmic Chicxulub asteroid that struck Earth some 66 million years ago, wiping out about three-quarters of …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid

LA Times

Scientists react as a spacecraft crashes into an asteroid named Dimorphos. Though the impact was immediately obvious — DART’s radio signal abruptly ceased — it will take days or even weeks to determine how much the asteroid’s path was changed. Earlier Monday, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson reminded people via Twitter that, “No, this is not a movie plot.” He added …

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2 years, 3 months ago

When and how Nasa’s Dart mission will practise saving Earth from deadly asteroids, and how you can watch it live.

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. Launched on 24 November 2021, Dart used solar electric propulsion to fly a trajectory that will intercept …

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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 …

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2 years, 5 months ago

No, The Riskiest Asteroid Won't Collide With Earth In 2052; Details Inside

News 18

It is safe to say that the riskiest asteroid known to humankind will not impact the Earth, at least not for the next century. A threatening space rock topping the risk lists around the globe for months, with a real chance of striking Earth on April 2, 2052, has been removed from the dangerous category. The European Space Agency ’s …

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Earth in danger? MIT team discovers 138 small asteroids between Mars and Jupiter

China's observatory captures rare images of falling near-Earth asteroid

China's observatory captures rare images of falling near-Earth asteroid

Asteroid the Size of a 70-Story Skyscraper to Come Close to Earth

Earth is about to get its own asteroid 'mini-moon', but only for a short time

Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter

World Asteroid Day 2023: History, Significance and Quotes to Share

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

Op-Ed: Good news for a change — NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids

Nasa’s Dart mission changed path of asteroid: ‘A defender of the planet’

NASA’s DART smash created asteroid debris tail more than 10,000 kilometres long

Smacked asteroid's debris trail more than 6,000 miles long

Smacked asteroid’s debris trail more than 6,000 miles long

Nasa Dart mission: Spacecraft slams into asteroid in first-ever planetary defence effort

NASA DART is first step to avert asteroid strike on Earth: Indian scientists

How Nasa’s Dart mission could save Earth from rogue asteroids

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defence test

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in historic defense test | WATCH

NASA’s asteroid-deflecting DART spacecraft nears its target

Bam! NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid

When and how Nasa’s Dart mission will practise saving Earth from deadly asteroids, and how you can watch it live.

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

No, The Riskiest Asteroid Won't Collide With Earth In 2052; Details Inside