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Giant, stadium-sized asteroid to fly past Earth tomorrow | All you need to know
1 month, 1 week ago

Giant, stadium-sized asteroid to fly past Earth tomorrow | All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

NASA is monitoring a “massive” asteroid which is set to pass by Earth on Tuesday. The asteroid's distance from Earth will be 5.5 million kilometers, more than 14 times the distance between the Earth and Moon. While 5.5 million kilometers is still significantly close, it is a “safe” distance in the context of space. How NASA tracks asteroids: For this, …

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New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source
2 months ago

New research shows most space rocks crashing into Earth come from a single source

Raw Story  

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. The papers trace the origin of most meteorites to just a handful of asteroid breakup events – and possibly even individual asteroids. NASA/McREL One family of asteroids The two new studies place the sources of ordinary chondrite types into specific asteroid families …

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Scientists find where most meteorites come from
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Scientists find where most meteorites come from

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. Those families came about after collisions in the asteroid belt: one 5.8 million years ago, one 7.5 …

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Earth to get ‘mini-moon’ 2024 PT5, orbiting for 2 months | All you need to know
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Earth to get ‘mini-moon’ 2024 PT5, orbiting for 2 months | All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Earth is set to witness a ‘mini-moon’ called 2024 PT5, a small asteroid that will not collide with Earth but will orbit around it, similar to the Moon, for a brief period of around two months by the end of this month. A study suggests that 2024 PT5 likely originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains space rocks that …

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NASA's big statement on astroids threat, no large asteroids identified that could cause damage, but if that happens…
6 months, 2 weeks ago

NASA's big statement on astroids threat, no large asteroids identified that could cause damage, but if that happens…

Hindustan Times  

Imagine if scientists found a massive asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth in 14 years—a space rock so large it could obliterate a city and wreak havoc across an entire region. NASA says earth safe from any asteroid threat for the next one century This is the hypothetical scenario that NASA experts, federal emergency managers, and their international …

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Scary 170-foot asteroid set to fly close to Earth; NASA has all the details
9 months ago

Scary 170-foot asteroid set to fly close to Earth; NASA has all the details

Hindustan Times  

Asteroids are known for the potential danger that they carry in case they collide with planets or moons. And now, US space agency NASA has detected an asteroid that is a scary 170-foot monster and it will be approaching Earth in a very close encounter. A humongous asteroid is on its way to making a close approach to Earth, reveals …

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100-foot asteroid set to buzz Earth today; NASA reveals how close it will get
9 months, 1 week ago

100-foot asteroid set to buzz Earth today; NASA reveals how close it will get

Hindustan Times  

A day after two 100-foot asteroids came very close to Earth, another asteroid is set to do the same today and NASA is tracking the space rock as it approaches our planet. The spotlight right now is on the 100-foot Asteroid 2024 FL3 and NASA has indicated exactly how close it will get. However, before you start worrying, just understand …

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Christmas asteroid is coming close to Earth fast. We don't know what it's made of
2 years ago

Christmas asteroid is coming close to Earth fast. We don't know what it's made of

India Today  

The European Space Agency has issued a new challenge to amateur astronomers across the world. An asteroid is classified as a near-Earth object when its distance from our planet is less than 1.3 times the distance from Earth to the Sun, according to the Nasa Joint Propulsion Laboratory. Near-Earth asteroids fascinate ESA’s Planetary Defence Office in particular because they give …

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When and how Nasa’s Dart mission will practise saving Earth from deadly asteroids, and how you can watch it live.
2 years, 4 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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NASA's new secret about asteroids is shocking! Know more
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA's new secret about asteroids is shocking! Know more

India TV News  

Scientists from NASA's OSIRIS-REx have found that the Sun's heat fractures rocks on Bennu in just 10,000 to 100,000 years, revealing that surface regeneration happens a lot quicker on asteroids than on Earth. This information will help scientists estimate how long it takes boulders on asteroids like Bennu to break down into smaller particles, which may either eject into space …

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Pallas, the second asteroid to be discovered
2 years, 9 months ago

Pallas, the second asteroid to be discovered

The Hindu  

When we learn about the solar system, we are introduced to a class of objects called asteroids. While this much is common knowledge these days, the existence of this asteroid belt wasn't even known a little over 200 years back. Named after the Greek goddess of wisdom Pallas Athena, 2 Pallas can even be considered the first asteroid to be …

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Question Corner | Was the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere affected by asteroid, comet strikes?
3 years, 2 months ago

Question Corner | Was the evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere affected by asteroid, comet strikes?

The Hindu  

Between 2.5 and 4 billion years ago it was not uncommon for asteroids or comets to hit the Earth. The researchers found existing planetary bombardment models underestimate how frequently asteroids and comets would hit Earth. The new, higher collision rate suggest impactors hit the planet roughly every 15 million years, about 10 times higher than current models. The findings align …

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NASA begins preparation to launch its Lucy mission in October: Here's all you need to know
3 years, 5 months ago

NASA begins preparation to launch its Lucy mission in October: Here's all you need to know

Firstpost  

The mission - named Lucy - will for the first time explore Trojan asteroids that share an orbit with the planet Jupiter. The mission - named Lucy - will for the first time explore Trojan asteroids that share an orbit with the planet Jupiter and are leftovers of our early solar system. The spacecraft has a mission life of 12 …

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This 7-year-old girl from Brazil discovers 7 asteroids for NASA, becomes world’s youngest astronomer
3 years, 5 months ago

This 7-year-old girl from Brazil discovers 7 asteroids for NASA, becomes world’s youngest astronomer

Live Mint  

Nicole Oliveira, a seven-year-old resident of Alagoas in Brazil, has recently discovered seven asteroids for NASA. Under this programme, Oliviera helped in discovering seven asteroids for which she was given a certificate to appreciate her efforts, according to a report by a Brazilian media website. Recently, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation invited Oliveira to deliver a lecture …

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World Asteroid Day 2022: All you need to know about Asteroids, its history and relevance
3 years, 6 months ago

World Asteroid Day 2022: All you need to know about Asteroids, its history and relevance

India TV News  

World Asteroid Day 2022: World Asteroid Day is marked and celebrated globally on June 30 every year. Here is all you need to know about the asteroid and 'World Asteroid Day 2021': What is an Asteroid? History of Asteroid: The UN adopted a resolution A/RES/71/90 in December 2016 and declared June 30 as International Asteroid Day. Relevance of World Asteroid …

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International Asteroid Day 2021: Know about asteroids and Tunguska event
3 years, 6 months ago

International Asteroid Day 2021: Know about asteroids and Tunguska event

Hindustan Times  

International Asteroid Day takes place on June 30 every year and is a United Nations-recognised campaign to raise awareness of asteroids, their potential threat to our planet and the scientific secrets that can be discovered by studying them. This year's International Asteroid Day marks the 113th anniversary of the largest recorded asteroid impact that took place near the Tunguska River …

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News18 Afternoon Digest: PM Modi Launches mYoga App on Yoga Day 2021, Summer Solstice Today & Other Top Stories
3 years, 6 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: PM Modi Launches mYoga App on Yoga Day 2021, Summer Solstice Today & Other Top Stories

News 18  

mYoga App: All You Need to Know About the ‘Daily Companion’ Launched by PM Modi on Yoga Day 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave the mantra of ‘Yoga se sahyog tak’ while announcing the launch of the mYoga app for yoga training videos that will be available worldwide in different languages and said that the application will play …

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Comet, Asteroid or Meteor? Difference Between the Celestial Bodies as They All Visit Earth in 2020
4 years, 5 months ago

Comet, Asteroid or Meteor? Difference Between the Celestial Bodies as They All Visit Earth in 2020

News 18  

The year 2020 has marked the arrival of a number of unexpected guests, both on the Earth and in the universe. Scientists have been issuing constant warnings and alerts about the passing of various celestial bodies especially the asteroids and comets near our planet Earth, especially this year. Here's a handy guide to understand the difference between these celestial bodies: …

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What scientists learned after firing a small cannonball into a near-Earth asteroid
4 years, 9 months ago

What scientists learned after firing a small cannonball into a near-Earth asteroid

CNN  

CNN — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft fired a copper cannonball a little bigger than a tennis ball into a near-Earth asteroid named Ryugu to learn about its composition. “Fragile, highly porous asteroids like Ryugu are probably the link in the evolution of cosmic dust into massive celestial bodies,” said Matthias Grott, study author and expert at the …

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NASA mission catches nearby asteroid ejecting material into space
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA mission catches nearby asteroid ejecting material into space

CNN  

CNN — NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission arrived at near-Earth asteroid Bennu a year ago, and the spinning top-shaped space rock has been full of surprises. This is not only rare, but it’s also the first time scientists have had close-up observations of particle plumes erupting from an asteroid’s surface, NASA said. Goddard/University of Arizona/NASA Instead, they believe the ejections are either …

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Asteroids: What experts want you to know about the threat
5 years, 6 months ago

Asteroids: What experts want you to know about the threat

CNN  

CNN — For the first time, astronomers have shown that telescopes could provide enough warning to allow people to move away from an asteroid strike on Earth. Astronomers at the University of Hawaii used the ATLAS and Pan-STARRS survey telescopes to detect a small asteroid before it entered Earth’s atmosphere on the morning of June 22. Asteroid awareness Sunday is …

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