NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar recently observed asteroid 2024 MK, which made its closest approach to Earth on June 29. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — When NASA scientists recently tracked the orbits of two space rocks as … Read more
NASA has issued a warning about a major celestial event taking place today. A huge asteroidsimilar in mate to a towering skyscraper, hurtles towards the Earth at an astonishing speed speedThis event has caught the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts around the world, as it highlights the continued need to keep an eye on … Read more
On June 27, asteroid 2011 UL21 passed relatively close to Earth, flying past our planet at a distance of 6.6 million kilometers (4.1 million miles), which is about 17 times the average distance from Earth to the Moon. While it wasn’t close enough to worry about, the encounter gave astronomers a chance to get a … Read more
Space agencies around the world are working on building planetary defense capabilities to protect Earth from asteroids and ISRO too is keen to take responsibility in this regard. Representative Image/AP Apophis, a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of 370 metres, is being called the most dangerous of the current era, will fly by us on … Read more
There are many ways our civilization can come to an abrupt end, but only a handful of them involve forces so powerful and beyond our control that they are impossible to stop. An asteroid impact is one of those world-ending events that we have absolutely no defense against, and the more we try to avoid … Read more
NASA has issued a warning about a major celestial event taking place today. A massive asteroid, comparable in size to a towering skyscraper, is hurtling toward Earth at an astonishing speed. The event has caught the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts around the world, as it highlights the continued need to keep an eye … Read more
The Fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise focused on an asteroid impact scenario designed by NASA JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies. It is highly unlikely that a large asteroid will hit Earth in the near future. But because the damage from such an event could be extensive, NASA conducts hypothetical asteroid impact “tabletop” … Read more
NASA’s first asteroid sample is the most pristine sample of its kind. Now, back on Earth, the sample from the asteroid Bennu has already yielded surprising discoveries about the early solar system and the asteroid’s possible origins. After a seven-year journey to the asteroid Bennu and back, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft last year returned a sample … Read more
By Xantha Leatham Deputy Science Editor for The Daily Mail 15:09 01 Jul 2024, updated 15:14 01 Jul 2024 Without dinosaurs trampling on trees, vines like grapes flourished READ MORE: Asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago The next time you open a bottle of wine, raise a glass to the dinosaurs. That’s … Read more
Asteroid samples collected from Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission have revealed fascinating details about the early solar system and the history of water in space. These samples, the largest ever returned to Earth from an asteroid, provide scientists with valuable information about the conditions and processes that prevailed billions of years ago. The Importance of … Read more