Search Results for: Asteroid

Scientists spot a mysterious object beyond Neptune [VIDEO]

This strange object is found to be 160,000 times fainter than Neptune and it has been observed 22 times so far.

Jul 28, 2017

NASA's WISE telescope makes new revelations about massive distant comets

According to NASA, it's difficult to analyse long-period comets which are not likely to approach the Sun in the lifetime of a person.

Jul 26, 2017

Mars-sized planet: Have researchers discovered a 10th planet in our Solar System?

Researchers Kat Volk and Renu Malhotra have presented compelling proof about this planetary body with a mass somewhere between that of Earth and Mars.

Jul 10, 2017

NASA's Cassini spacecraft took new image of Saturn's moon Epimetheus; here are 7 things to know about the Potato Moon

The Cassini space probe captured the photo of Saturn's inner most moon -- Epimetheus -- on February 21 2017 with its narrow-angle camera.

Jul 10, 2017

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NASA's DART Mission to protect Earth from asteroid apocalypse enters next phase [VIDEO]

An asteroid named Didymos, which will have a distant approach to Earth in 2022 and then in 2024, is the target for DART spacecraft.

Jul 4, 2017

Can geckos help scientists clear space debris?

NASA looks forward to substituting the traditional adhesives such as velcro with gecko grippers.

Jul 3, 2017

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Earth based telescopes to aid NASA's Juno mission

The GRS was first spotted after 1830, it is a century old swirling storm whose diameter is bigger than that of Earth.

Jul 1, 2017

Would an asteroid discovered in 1997 hit Earth? Search for answers led to much more

When Asteroid 1997 XF11 was discovered in 1997, it led to panic over fears that it would collide with Earth. However, it left behind a different kind of impact on humankind and science. Read to know what it was.

Jul 1, 2017

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NASA supercomputers to identify deadly asteroid impacts

In 2013, the Russian city of Chelyabinsk was affected by an asteroid's shock wave which injured over 1,200 people and damaged buildings as far away as 93 kilometres.

Jun 30, 2017

NASA compares images of Saturn's 3 moons taken by Cassini

These photos were taken with the help of the narrow-angle camera of Cassini spacecraft oriented in a way that the north side is up.

Jun 29, 2017

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Space junk to be cleared using magnetic space tugs to prevent satellite collisions [VIDEO]

The number of CubeSats launched into space can spike up to 12,000 in the coming years, increasing the danger in space travel and the risk of satellite collisions.

Jun 28, 2017

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KalamSat: Top 7 facts you need to know about the world's smallest satellite

NASA launches world's smallest and lightest satellite -- KalamSat -- on Thursday, June 22, 2017.

Jun 23, 2017

Asteroid HQ124: Watch Huge Meteorite Fly by Earth Live Online (Representational Image)

Top 5 asteroids that made headlines

Earth has narrowly escaped various space rock collisions and they have made news quite a number of times, here's our list of top five news made by space rocks.

Jun 22, 2017

Experts warn a large asteroid will hit Earth soon, causing catastrophe

The destruction caused by the impending asteroid strike is inevitable and can be compared to that following the Tunguska event of 1908, according to Astrophysics Research Center expert Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons.