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NASA says Apollo group asteroid will fly past Earth today
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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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...
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Apollo asteroid hurtling towards Earth at fearsome speed! Know details
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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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 ...
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180-foot asteroid rushing towards Earth, NASA says; Know all the details
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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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...
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220-foot asteroid to buzz Earth today! NASA reveals speed, size and more
21Aug By adminNo Comments
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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...
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Aircraft-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth; You too can help NASA track these space rocks
18Aug By adminNo Comments
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Aircraft-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth; You too can help NASA track these space rocks

[ad_1] We know that asteroids revolve around the Sun in their own elliptical orbits, and most of them are located in the main asteroid belt present between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. So how do they come close to Earth? According to NASA, this can happen if an asteroid gets knocked off course, affected by a large planet's gravitational pull. Their orbits can also bring them extremely close to Earth. Although these close approaches might threaten the planet, they can also help scientists study asteroids up close which can aid in discovering secrets of space!NASA has now revealed that an asteroid is set to pass Earth very closely today and has issued details about its close approach. Asteroid 2023 PD1The space agency has issued a warning against an asteroid that will come extremely cl...
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32 minutes that matter! Asteroid’s path altered by NASA
12Oct By adminNo Comments
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32 minutes that matter! Asteroid’s path altered by NASA

[ad_1] The spacecraft NASA deliberately crashed into an asteroid succeeded in nudging the rocky moonlet from its natural path. The spacecraft NASA deliberately crashed into an asteroid last month succeeded in nudging the rocky moonlet from its natural path into a faster orbit, marking the first time humanity has altered the motion of a celestial body, the U.S. space agency announced on Tuesday. The $330 million proof-of-concept mission, which was seven years in development, also represented the world's first test of a planetary defense system designed to prevent a potential doomsday meteorite collision with Earth. Findings of telescope observations unveiled at a NASA news briefing in Washington confirmed the suicide test flight of the DART spacecraft on Sept. 26 achieved its prim...
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