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Mysterious red glowing object in Chile's skies makes geologists rush to find elusive meteorite residue

After the news came about the bizarre glowing objects in the sky above Chile, government officials denied the possibility that those objects were meteorites.

Oct 4, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

Science

This is how NASA's last-minute asteroid warning system functions; Will it ever work?

ATLAS is an asteroid tracking system that provides last-minute warnings for impact events on Earth.

Oct 3, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa

Science

Scientist believes asteroid impact on Earth 12,800 years ago could happen again

A team of researchers believes that an impact event on Earth that was caused by an asteroid 12,800 years ago could happen again because of Apophis 99942.

Oct 3, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Space

Science

Biggest killer asteroid of the year will arrive this month, should we worry?

If collision takes place, this dangerous asteroid will unleash energy equivalent to millions of atom bombs on earth's surface

Oct 2, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Artist's rendering of asteroids and space dust

Science

NASA reviewing missions to visit comet-asteroid hybrids near Jupiter and Neptune

NASA is evaluating proposals for new missions to visit and study asteroid-comet hybrids known as Centaurs.

Oct 2, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa

Artist's impression visualising the ExoMars 2016 Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with its thrusters firing, beginning its entry into Mars orbit on 19 October 2016.

Science

Scientist pushes for Mars colonization to avoid earth-killer asteroids

A scientist talks about the need to colonize Mars in order to avoid cosmic dangers that threaten Earth such as asteroids.

Oct 2, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Nasa Spacex Space

Science

Asteroids hiding near Jupiter could hit Earth any time, says Japanese astronomer

A new study revealed that the asteroids hiding near Jupiter could end up on a collision course with Earth.

Oct 1, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Space

Science

International Astronomical Union officially classifies new interstellar object to enter earth's neighborhood

The International Astronomical Union has officially classified the comet that entered the Solar System as an interstellar object.

Oct 1, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Space Universe

Science

Mining asteroids for water is more practical than mining on the Moon for it, says study

According to a new study, water from asteroids can be used to create fuel for satellites and spacecraft.

Sep 30, 2019

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Space

Science

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

Nasa

Science

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

Space

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

Science

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

Science

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

Science

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

Science

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

Nasa Space

Science

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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