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NASA telescopes track 170-foot asteroid charging towards Earth for a close approach

27Jul

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NASA telescopes track 170-foot asteroid charging towards Earth for a close approach

[ad_1] We've heard the tale of an asteroid crashing on Earth nearly 65 million years ago and wiping out the dinosaurs since our childhood. But did you know that it is backed up by a hypothesis? According to the Alvarez hypothesis, this extinction was caused by a massive asteroid that crashed on Earth. Scientists have also discovered the origin of the asteroid. It would've originated between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid terraformed the planet and is likely the reason that started the extinction of dinosaurs. Scientists have even found the impact crater of the asteroid in Chicxulub, near the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Can a similar asteroid strike Earth today? Although experts say an asteroid could again impact the Earth, it is a 250-million-year cycle and is very likely ...

NASA lab hopes to find life’s building blocks in asteroid sample

27Jul

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NASA lab hopes to find life’s building blocks in asteroid sample

[ad_1] Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits.A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the formation of the solar system and our own planet, is set to be analyzed at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston after it reaches Earth in late September. The precious cargo is currently aboard OSIRIS-REx, a US space probe launched in 2016 to Bennu, which orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 105 million miles (168 million kilometers). Long white sleeves hang from the huge metal and glass box in which the sample will be handled.Scientists will separate pieces of the rock and dust for study now, while carefully storing away the rest for future generations equipped with better technology -- a practice first started during the Apollo missions to the Moon."We...

Near-Earth Asteroid dashing towards Earth for close approach! NASA clocks it at 57876 kmph

29May

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Near-Earth Asteroid dashing towards Earth for close approach! NASA clocks it at 57876 kmph

[ad_1] To minimize the uncertainty and counter the potential threat posed by asteroids that come close to Earth, space agencies like NASA, ESA, and others use advanced technologies like ground and space-based telescopes to keep an eye on these Near-Earth Objects. Although an asteroid isn't expected to hit Earth in the next 100 years, according to Dr. Davide Farnocchia of NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), approximately 3,000 new NEOs are discovered annually, which makes continuous monitoring and trajectory prediction of these space rocks crucial.NASA has now revealed details about an asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth today. Asteroid 2023 JZ4 detailsAccording to the data published by CNEOS, an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2023 JZ4 is app...

Terrifying 60-foot asteroid speeding towards Earth for a close encounter! NASA reveals details

8May

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Terrifying 60-foot asteroid speeding towards Earth for a close encounter! NASA reveals details

[ad_1] Asteroids have struck Earth several times in history and caused a major impact. According to NASA, a single asteroid collided with the planet nearly 65 million years ago, which is said to be the reason behind the extinction of dinosaurs. There have been other extinction level catastrophes too. Though the collision was cataclysmic and caused the dinosaurs to go extinct, our planet, and life itself, survived! Does this mean that Earth cannot be destroyed by an asteroid even though many living things on it may go extinct? Absolutely not! Due to the Earth's gravitational pull, the planet tends to attract celestial objects like asteroids and comets towards it, leading to impacts. We just have to look at the impact craters on moon to know how often it occurs.Asteroids are plenty in num...

Asteroid impact – What if a planet-killing space rock did crash on Earth?

21Mar

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Asteroid impact – What if a planet-killing space rock did crash on Earth?

[ad_1] Whenever asteroids have hit Earth, they have impacted lives, and by doing so, these space rocks have time and again changed the course of history. Although asteroids make close approaches to Earth nearly every day, none of them are big enough to potentially threaten life on Earth. But what if an asteroid, which is capable of ending life, actually hits Earth?Apocalyptic movies like Armageddon or Deep Impact have explored the possibility of a total annihilation of life on Earth. These “What Ifs” of world destruction have always captured the minds of sci-fi geeks. But a real-life impact, such as the one which marked the extinction of dinosaurs, would be much different from the one seen in films. What would happen after the asteroid impact?As soon as the asteroid would hit, dust and...

2400-foot asteroid, size of Empire State Building, near Earth today!

16Feb

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2400-foot asteroid, size of Empire State Building, near Earth today!

[ad_1] Smaller asteroids frequently make close trips to Earth and although their distance of close approach is less, they fly past the planet without causing any harm. Larger asteroids pose a risk due to their sheer size even if they aren't on a collision course with Earth. A slight deviation in the asteroid's path due to interaction with the planet's gravitational field could change its trajectory and send it tumbling towards Earth's surface with catastrophic consequences.NASA has now warned that a gigantic 2400-foot asteroid is speeding towards Earth today and it could cause major damage to life and property if it impacts. Asteroid 2005 YY128The asteroid, named Asteroid 2005 YY128 is an Apollo group asteroid that is on a path which will bring it very close to Earth today, February 16...

Colossal 460-foot asteroid to buzz Earth today; NASA reveals what makes it special

3Feb

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Colossal 460-foot asteroid to buzz Earth today; NASA reveals what makes it special

[ad_1] Although smaller asteroids make close approaches with Earth nearly every day, bigger asteroids seldom do so. Even when asteroids come close to Earth, they do so safely or most of them burn up in the planet's atmosphere itself. However, things have changed now. An asteroid named Asteroid 2011 AG5 has been receiving a lot of attention lately from space agencies around the world as it is all set to make a close approach with Earth today. The Near-Earth Object Observations Program, commonly called "Spaceguard," discovers these objects, characterizes a subset of them, and determines their orbits to determine if any could be potentially hazardous to our planet. But what makes Asteroid 2011 AG5 special? Here's what NASA revealed. Asteroid 2011 AG5Asteroid 2011 AG5...

62-foot asteroid to make close approach to Earth today; NASA reveals details

24Jan

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62-foot asteroid to make close approach to Earth today; NASA reveals details

[ad_1] NASA expects a huge asteroid to make a close approach to Earth today, January 24. Here’s what the space agency said. Asteroids are dangerous space rocks and history has so many instances of it. Of the really notable ones is the one that collided with the planet nearly 65 million years ago, which is said to be the reason behind the extinction of dinosaurs. Though the collision was cataclysmic and caused the dinosaurs to cease to exist, our planet survived! Does this mean that Earth cannot be destroyed by an asteroid even though living things on it may go extinct? Absolutely not! A big asteroid can do even that. Due to the Earth's gravitational pull, the planet tends to attract celestial objects like asteroids and meteors towards it leading to surface impacts.The responsibility o...

Asteroid alert! Aircraft-sized asteroid charging towards at Earth at a fiery 53171 kmph

26Dec

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Asteroid alert! Aircraft-sized asteroid charging towards at Earth at a fiery 53171 kmph

[ad_1] NASA has warned that a giant asteroid is heading dangerously towards Earth today! Know its speed, trajectory and more, as per NASA. To study asteroids that are not in the asteroid belt, NASA has the Lucy Space Mission. NASA launched its Lucy spacecraft on Oct. 16, 2021 from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is NASA's first space mission to study the Trojans, a group of asteroids which orbit the Sun in two groups, according to NASA. It is built to seek out trojan asteroids millions of kilometers from Earth. But before that, NASA has also issued an alert about an asteroid that is hurtling speedily towards the planet and could make a close approach today!Asteroid 2022 YB1 infoNASA has warned that an asteroid named Asteroid 2022 YB1 is charging towards Earth...

Fiery asteroid rushing towards Earth today! NASA clocks it at 20759 kmph

23Dec

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Fiery asteroid rushing towards Earth today! NASA clocks it at 20759 kmph

[ad_1] NASA is on alert as it expects a huge asteroid to make a close approach with Earth today, December 23. Here’s what the space agency said. Tens of millions of years ago, a single asteroid collided with the planet, which is said to be the reason behind the extinction of dinosaurs. Though the collision was destructive, our planet survived! Does this mean that Earth cannot be destroyed by an asteroid even though living things on it may go extinct? Absolutely not! Due to the Earth's gravitational pull, the planet tends to attract celestial objects like asteroids and meteors towards it leading to surface impacts. The responsibility of keeping a watch on these Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) falls to NASA and other space agencies who uses its various ground and space-based telescopes to mon...