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100% Sure a killer asteroid will hit and wipe out life from earth but not sure 100% when, says expert

Danica Remy added that humans are mastering the technique to combat dreaded events like asteroid hits

Aug 30, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Space

Luxembourg to become Silicon Valley of asteroid mining; could be dangerous for earth

This country may become 'silicon valley' of asteroid mining by building a space mining empire but it's risky derailing asteroids on an earth-collision trajectory.

Aug 26, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Why is earth at risk even when asteroids are traveling millions of miles away?

Atmospheric and other factors in space could elevate the chances of the earth being hit by a rogue space body

Aug 19, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

Is asteroid Apophis capable of triggering a tsunami in the US coast?

There is a 1 in 45,000 chance that asteroid Apophis will hit the earth on April 13, 2036, and if it happens devastation will be triggered in the affected area

Aug 7, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

NASA successfully spotted asteroid which was in a collision course

The relatively small asteroid was spotted by scientists when it was approximately 3,10,000 miles away from the earth

Jul 3, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Space

Evidence of impact crater of largest meteorite found in Scotland

Now, the scientists need a high-resolution geophysical survey - a 3D seismic survey, to find out the debris.

Jun 10, 2019

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Space

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Asteroid traveling at 22,000 kilometres per hour heading towards Earth, NASA warns

The rogue space body is named Asteroid 2019 KY, and it is apparently travelling at a speed of about 22,000 kilometres per hour

Jun 4, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Nasa

Science

Is Costa Rica meteorite an extra-terrestrial mudball? Scientists ponder extracting water

This meteorite belongs to a special group called 'carbonaceous chondrites' and they are rich in water and organic compounds

May 22, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

NASA chief admits possibilities of potentially hazardous asteroid hit in our lifetime

Jim Bridenstine revealed that the scenario of the earth being hit by a doomsday asteroid is not something that is reserved for Hollywood disaster movies.

Apr 30, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

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NASA all set to portray aftermath of dreaded asteroid hit this week

NASA will release the asteroid hit simulation on May 03, 2019 during the Planetary Defense Conference

Apr 29, 2019

By Nirmal Narayanan

Science

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

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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

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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

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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

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