Near Earth Asteroid

New NASA data lowers asteroid 2024 YR4's Earth impact risk to just 0.004%

After estimating an initial 3.1 per cent impact probability, Nasa's latest calculations revealed that the asteroid 2024 YR4 has near-zero chances of hitting Earth in 2032

Updated On: 25 Feb 2025 | 5:58 PM IST

Massive 47-Foot asteroid set to soar past Earth tomorrow, NASA confirms

A 47-foot asteroid is set to pass near Earth on February 12, 2025. Nasa has been closely monitoring the asteroid and announced that there is no threat to earth

Updated On: 11 Feb 2025 | 5:48 PM IST

Chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth double - should we be worried?

As of recent updates, the asteroid's probability of collision has surged to 1 in 43, placing it at the top of Nasa's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) risk list

Updated On: 09 Feb 2025 | 10:30 AM IST

Global defence plan triggered as 100-metre asteroid may hit earth in 2032

A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year

Updated On: 31 Jan 2025 | 5:45 PM IST

Two airplane-size asteroids closely pass Earth today; no threat to planet

Two asteroids pass Earth by close distance and that is why they are termed 'near misses'. Scientists decline any potential risk to the planet

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 4:22 PM IST

580-ft building-sized asteroid to pass by Earth on October 24, Nasa says

The US space agency says the 580-feet building-sized asteroid 363305 (2002 NV16) will pose no risk to Earth, although it is classified as "potentially hazardous"

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 4:24 PM IST

Two asteroids to fly by earth today, says NASA; Check speed, distance, size

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is closely monitoring the two asteroids expected to fly by earth today, reportedly from a safe distance. The space agency said the objects pose no danger to earth

Updated On: 11 Oct 2024 | 5:09 PM IST

Earth's 'second moon' to be visible on September 29; here's how to watch it

The mini-moon cannot be seen with the naked eye or even watching with the help of binoculars or a home telescope would be a difficult task as it is small and made of dull rock

Updated On: 26 Sep 2024 | 6:02 PM IST

Asteroid 2024 ON not hitting earth but its speed concerning, says Nasa

A huge 720-foot asteroid '2024 ON' is expected to approach Earth today. The asteroid will safely pass at a distance of 997,793 km, but its speed is a matter of concern

Updated On: 16 Sep 2024 | 3:32 PM IST

140-feet airplane-sized asteroid to pass by Earth today, NASA issues alert

As two asteroids make their closest approach to Earth on Sept 2, space watchers will be hooked to the sky to witness the spectacle

Updated On: 02 Sep 2024 | 4:04 PM IST

Nasa issues alert as 140-feet airplane-size asteroid hurtles towards earth

A near-earth asteroid 2024 PQ5 is heading to earth at a speed of 28,128 miles per hour. Nasa issues alerts as the space agency closely monitors such activities to ensure no potential threats

Updated On: 20 Aug 2024 | 6:11 PM IST

Airplane-sized asteroid to pass by Earth today, NASA says no risk of impact

Asteroid 2024 OR1 is part of the Apollo asteroids, which have been making their closest approach to Earth recently

Updated On: 06 Aug 2024 | 2:26 PM IST

Asteroid as big as a blue whale to fly past Earth today, says NASA

Asteroid 2016 LK49 will come within a distance of 364,150 kilometers of Earth traveling at a speed of 19.4 kilometers per second

Updated On: 19 Jun 2023 | 6:58 PM IST

Nasa tracks two large asteroids approaching Earth at more than 30,000 kmph

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Centre for Near-Earth Objects (NEO) maintains a list of objects that may come close to Earth to understand the potential risk they pose

Updated On: 22 May 2023 | 2:10 PM IST

NASA issued alert as Asteroid 2023 HH3 passes close to the earth today

NASA issued the alert warning as an Asteroid is about to pass close to the Earth today, a bus size asteroid is passing at a speed of 48052 Km/h

Updated On: 25 Apr 2023 | 1:06 PM IST

'Planet killer' asteroid to soon cross Earth's orbit, but poses no threat

An asteroid is classified as a Near-Earth Object (NEO) if its distance from our planet is less than 1.3 times the distance between Earth and the Sun

Updated On: 12 Apr 2023 | 3:04 PM IST

Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week: NASA Systems

The asteroid was initially spotted by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov on Saturday and reported to the Minor Planet Center (MPC)

Updated On: 27 Jan 2023 | 7:47 PM IST

NASA's James Webb, Hubble capture DART impact after asteroid strike

For the first time, Webb and Hubble have simultaneously captured imagery from the same target in the cosmos

Updated On: 29 Sep 2022 | 11:07 PM IST

Japan's Hayabusa-2 capsule returns to Earth with pristine asteroid samples

About two hours after the capsule''s reentry, JAXA said its helicopter search team found the capsule in the planned landing area

Updated On: 06 Dec 2020 | 7:03 AM IST

Asteroid over 22 metres in diameter to pass by Earth on Sept 1: Nasa

Nasa estimates the asteroid's relative speed at around 8.16 kilometres per second

Updated On: 30 Aug 2020 | 1:14 PM IST