Must watch – What would happen if an asteroid hit the Earth today!
Although the Earth is constantly being hit with with asteroids that entered and disintegrated in its atmosphere, life has survived the impact and lived through each crisis today.
Jul 29, 2016, 14:41 PM IST
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft to map surface of asteroid 'Bennu' – Watch video!
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, equipped with an instrument, will measure the spectral signatures of Bennu's mineralogical and molecular components.
Jul 26, 2016, 13:01 PM IST
Watch - Bright fireball lights up pre-dawn sky over Arizona!
According to NASA, the fireball was due to a small asteroid that entered Earth's atmosphere above Arizona just before 4 a.m. local (MST) time.
Jun 03, 2016, 09:22 AM IST
Dinosaurs struggled to survive long before asteroid hit
Dinosaurs struggled to survive for tens of millions of years before they finally went extinct, an event widely blamed on the environmental fallout from an asteroid strike, researchers have said.
Apr 19, 2016, 07:45 AM IST
Space lover? NASA's asking for your artwork to be sent to an asteroid!
This US mission includes collecting a sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth for study and it will be the first of its kind.
Feb 20, 2016, 20:23 PM IST
People believe this asteroid could smash into Earth next month. What does NASA think? Read to find out
Named 2013 TX68, the asteroid - 100-foot (30 meters) long - will pass close by Earth on March 5.
Feb 14, 2016, 06:06 AM IST
Asteroid 2013 TX68 to have 'close shave' with Earth on March 5
Asteroid 2013 TX68 was discovered by NASA in October 2013.
Feb 09, 2016, 17:23 PM IST
Small asteroid to visit Earth on March 5 without any impact
A small asteroid that is expected to make its closest approach to Earth on March 5 will pass peacefully without disturbing our world at a distance of between 9,000-17,000 km.
Feb 06, 2016, 14:38 PM IST
China names asteroid after Nobel laureate
Li Bin, head of the national health and family planning commission on Monday presented the certificate of the named asteroid to 85-year old pharmacologist.
Feb 02, 2016, 15:46 PM IST
Asteroid to say hello to Santa this Christmas eve
NASA scientists have generated the highest-resolution images to date of an Asteroid that will safely fly past Earth on the Christmas eve at a distance of 11 million km.
Dec 24, 2015, 14:14 PM IST
Halloween flyby asteroid “Spooky” a dead comet?
The asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, was first spotted on October 10, 2015 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS), located on Hawaii's Mount Haleakala.
Oct 31, 2015, 08:30 AM IST
Huge asteroid to fly past Earth on Halloween, poses no threat: NASA
NASA scientists are gearing up to track the flyby of the asteroid with several optical observatories and the radar capabilities of the agency's Deep Space Network at Goldstone, California.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:15 PM IST
Asteroid showers caused mass extinctions on Earth
Mass extinctions which occurred over the past 260 million years were likely caused by comet and asteroid showers, scientists report.
Oct 21, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Doomsday is not near, NASA reassures amid collision rumours
A giant asteroid - around 2.5 kms in diameter - is heading towards Earth. An asteroid of its size has the potential to cause global devastation if it was to hit Earth, but NASA said the space rock poses no danger to us.
Oct 10, 2015, 19:28 PM IST
Asteroid impact, volcanoes led to mass extinction on Earth
Geologists from the University of Berkeley have unearthed compelling evidence that an asteroid impact on Earth 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in Deccan Traps in west-central India for thousands of years.
Oct 02, 2015, 20:55 PM IST
