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Will ISRO ever conduct asteroid project like NASA’s Psyche mission? Know what its chief said

24Nov

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Will ISRO ever conduct asteroid project like NASA’s Psyche mission? Know what its chief said

[ad_1] NASA on October 13, launched the Psyche mission from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The asteroid mission took flight on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The Psyche mission objectives include the study of the metal-rich asteroid named Psyche. It is an asteroid exploration project which aims to study Psyche asteroid's core, surface, relative ages of regions, and more. The mission has excited the scientific community and the public globally. So, will India ever undertake such an asteroid mission? Know what ISRO scientists Sreedhar Somanath said.Will ISRO conduct an asteroid exploration projects like NASA's Psyche mission?Businessline quoted ISRO's present chief Sreedhar Somanath on the subject. When asked if ISRO has plans to conduct an asteroid mining mission, he...

110-foot asteroid to pass Earth today; Know details of close approach

15Nov

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110-foot asteroid to pass Earth today; Know details of close approach

[ad_1] In a new development, NASA has revealed that an asteroid is set to pass Earth by a close margin today, November 15. NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has designated this space rock as Asteroid 2023 UO. The asteroid was discovered and tracked using various ground and space-based telescopes. It will pass Earth at a distance of approximately 2.4 million kilometers. Check out all the details of Asteroid 2023 UO's close approach.Asteroid 2023 UO: Details of close approachNASA has revealed the asteroid is travelling in its orbit at a breakneck speed of 24492 kilometers per hour, which is much faster than the speed of a hypersonic ballistic missile! This is not the first time that the asteroid will come close to Earth. It first passed the planet on November 16, 1911, w...

NASA says Apollo group asteroid will fly past Earth today

8Nov

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NASA says Apollo group asteroid will fly past Earth today

[ad_1] Through various experiments, scientists have known that while asteroids have the potential to cause catastrophic damage if they impact Earth, these objects can also become a resource hub. Scientists study asteroids to learn more about the early solar system and the conditions that existed when the planets were forming. However, an entirely new experiment could mean that asteroids may also protect Earth from the Sun's intense rays, mitigating climate change! This move, ideated by astronomer Istvan Szapudi, from the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy, proposes a space-based solar radiation management (SRM) shield or shade that is tethered to an asteroid as a counterweight.In another development, NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is set to pass Earth very closely tod...

14Oct

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Lift-off! NASA chases Psyche Asteroid

[ad_1] In a historic moment, NASA's Psyche Asteroid probe embarked on a groundbreaking journey to a space rock laden with rare metals. This remarkable NASA mission represents the first-ever exploration of a metallic world, diverging from the conventional rocky or icy compositions of most asteroids. Scientists believe that this enigmatic celestial body could unlock insights into the elusive cores of Earth and other rocky planets, speculating that it might be the remnants of an ancient planet.Amid a cloudy midday sky, SpaceX catapulted the satellite into space from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The destination? The colossal asteroid it's named after, Psyche, with an anticipated arrival in 2029. An hour after lift-off, ground controllers jubilantly confirmed the successful separation of the...

Wow! Asteroid 2023 TV3 to pass Earth 4 times closer than the Moon! Know details

12Oct

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Wow! Asteroid 2023 TV3 to pass Earth 4 times closer than the Moon! Know details

[ad_1] NASA, ESA and other space agencies have a suite of ground and space-based telescopes and observatories to track and monitor asteroids. Despite the presence of these technological marvels, an asteroid snuck past all of them! The asteroid, named Asteroid 2023 NT1, made its closest approach to Earth on July 13 when it entered Earth's 60,000-mile radius, which is 4 times closer than the Moon! It was not a small rock either, as scientists later revealed it was nearly 200 feet wide, about 4 times the size of the Chelyabinsk asteroid that caused massive damage in Russia. It was at last found by the Asteroid Terrestrials-Impacts Last Alert System (ATLAS) observatory in South Africa on July 15.In a new development, NASA has revealed that an asteroid is set for its closest approach to Eart...

Apollo asteroid hurtling towards Earth at fearsome speed! Know details

28Sep

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Apollo asteroid hurtling towards Earth at fearsome speed! Know details

[ad_1] After yesterday's close call with Asteroid 2023 SF6, which passed Earth at a close distance of just 1.4 million kilometers, yet another asteroid approach is expected today. NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is expected to just about miss Earth. While it isn't expected to impact the surface, it could pass by very closely. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office (PDCO), which is responsible for monitoring the skies against the threat of rogue asteroids, has issued a warning against the close approach of an asteroid designated as Asteroid 2023 SW6.The space rock will make its closest approach to Earth today, September 28, and will miss the planet by a distance of 1.3 million kilometers. It has been tracked in its orbit, travelling at a speed of almost 42755 kilometers per ...

Historic! Osiris-Rex touches down on Earth, brings back major asteroid in NASA first

24Sep

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Historic! Osiris-Rex touches down on Earth, brings back major asteroid in NASA first

[ad_1] A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected. Scientists have high hopes for the sample, saying it will provide a better understanding of the formation of our solar system and how Earth became habitable. "Touchdown of the Osiris-Rex sample return capsule!" a commentator said on NASA's live video webcast of the landing, as engineers and team members applauded at a nearby mission control center.Completing a 3.86-billion-mile (6.21 billion-kilometer) journey, it marked the United States' first sample return mission of its kind, the US space agency said in a post on X, the former Twitter. NASA chief Bill Nelson hailed the mission and said the a...

OSIRIS-REx: NASA’s first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

24Sep

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OSIRIS-REx: NASA’s first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

[ad_1] A NASA space capsule carrying a sample of rocky material plucked from the surface of an asteroid three years ago hurtled toward Earth this weekend headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday. Weather forecasts were favorable and the robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx was on course to release the sample-return capsule for final descent as planned, with no further adjustments to its flight path needed, NASA officials said at a news briefing on Friday.Mission managers are expecting a "spot-on" touchdown on the U.S. military's vast Utah Test and Training range, west of Salt Lake City, said Sandra Freund, program manager at Lockheed Martin, which designed and built the spacecraft. The round, gumdrop-shaped capsule is scheduled to la...

180-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth, NASA says; Know all the details

22Aug

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180-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth, NASA says; Know all the details

[ad_1] We know that asteroids have the potential to cause major damage, and even wipe out life on Earth. On the other hand, these space rocks can also provide us with valuable resources such as water, metals, and other minerals. Scientists study asteroids to learn more about the early solar system and the conditions that existed when the planets were forming. But now, a method has been devised to protect Earth from the Sun's intense rays, in a bid to mitigate climate change. This move, ideated by astronomer Istvan Szapudi, from the University of Hawai'i Institute for Astronomy, proposes a space-based solar radiation management (SRM) shield or shade that is tethered to an asteroid as a counterweight. In the meanwhile, NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is set to pass Earth very close...

220-foot asteroid to buzz Earth today! NASA reveals speed, size and more

21Aug

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220-foot asteroid to buzz Earth today! NASA reveals speed, size and more

[ad_1] The Alvarez hypothesis, proposed by the father and son duo Luis and Walter Alvarez in 1980, states that an asteroid struck Earth more than 65 million years ago and kicked off the extinction of dinosaurs. Although its impact crater has been presumed to be in Mexico, new light has now been shed on how it reached Earth. According to the English physicist Brian Cox, the asteroid, which formed a 140-kilometer impact crater, was thrown off its course by Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System. “It is highly likely or possible that it was deflected into a collision course with Earth by Jupiter,” Cox said in a YouTube shorts video shared by @tech_topia, highlighting that Jupiter is the creator and destroyer of worlds. NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is expected to miss Ea...