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Terror coming! Huge Asteroid 2017 BU heading towards Earth.

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Terror coming! Huge Asteroid 2017 BU heading towards Earth.

[ad_1] Asteroid 2017 BU will pass close to the Earth today on Aug 29, 2022. Will the aeroplane-sized Asteroid 2017 BU come dangerously close to Earth? After the fiery crash of a small asteroid onto Earth recently, all asteroids coming close to our planet have been making huge headlines. NASA keeps a track of asteroids and comets that will make relatively close approaches to Earth in order to ensure there is no tragedy. However, the small asteroids are tough to locate till the last moment and may even escape scrutiny. But, according to the latest report, a new one has been caught. A 30ft asteroid will be making a close pass to Earth and will pass within 6.05 million kilometres on August 29. Dubbed as Asteroid 2017 BU, it will ...

Historic! NASA Voyager 1 completes 10 years in interstellar Space; Can it still find alien life?

[ad_1] Voyager 1 has now spent ten years in interstellar space, marking a unique milestone for humanity. As it enters “pristine” interstellar space, can it find alien life? Find out. No matter how many spacecraft with advanced technology NASA makes these days, its most durable spacecraft came in the 1970s. It was the Voyager 1 which launched in 1977 along with Voyager 2 to explore Jupiter and Saturn. But now, 45 years later, not only is Voyager 1 still going strong, it has also marked a unique achievement by spending 10 years in interstellar space. For the unaware, interstellar space is the region beyond the solar system where the Sun's magnetic fields stop. This is where outer space truly begins and the possibilities open up...

NASA James Webb Space Telescope detects CO2 on an exoplanet! Will it have life on it?

[ad_1] NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system. Here is all you need to know. Earth's atmosphere is made up of mainly three gases, namely nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide. But now, evidence has been found for the existence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside the solar system. The evidence has been captured by Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope. Informing about the same, NASA Webb Telescope tweeted, "Catch your breath — Webb has captured the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere of a planet outside of our solar system! WASP-39 B is a gas giant closely orbiting a Sun-li...