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Football-sized asteroid comes close to earth, raises collision concerns. Can asteroids be deflected?
The Economic Times· 5 days agoA football-stadium-sized asteroid passed just 180,000 miles fromEarth and the moon on Saturday. This...
ISRO eyes close look at potential earth-impacting asteroid Apophis
The New Indian Express· 4 days agoThe ISRO chief is eyeing opportunities to observe Asteroid 99942 Apophis — measuring 335 metres...
Will Apophis hit Earth? Nasa debunk myth; here's all you need to know
Business Standard India· 3 days agoAsteroids once ended the life of dinosaurs on earth, triggering an extinction level event that still...
Nasa's alert: Five asteroids that may pose threat to Earth
The Times of India· 5 days ago2007 FT3, an asteroid that has been classified as "lost" due to astronomers not observing it since its initial discovery in 2007, has an uncertain orbital path. According to Nasa's calculations ...
International Asteroid Day: Asteroids Fly-By Earth In Serendipitous Celebration
NDTV· 7 days agoVirtual Telescope Project, astrophysicist Gianluca Masi said that asteroid 2024 MK, with a diameter of around 200 metres, was at a distance of about three lakh kilometres when closest to the ...
ISRO to defend Earth against asteroids
The New Indian Express· 3 days ago“If a 2 km diameter hits the Earth, the entire planet could be destroyed,” Somanath said. As a spacefaring nation with the capabilities to land on the...
These 6 NASA images from outer Space will make you fall in love with astronomy
Livemint· 23 hours agoNASA images: The US space agency shares images clicked from outer space. At times, the images have...
International Asteroid Day: Asteroids fly-by Earth in serendipitous celebration
The Hindu· 7 days agoMasi, founder and director of the crowd-funded service provided by the Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory, Italy, was the commentator of a YouTube feed, streamed live...
Rush to return humans to the moon could threaten opportunities for astronomy
The Hindu· 4 days agoWith all the excitement surrounding the prospect of humans returning to the Moon, both commercial...
Mount Abu observatory is India's eye on the sky. It's hunting for Earth's distant cousins
Theprint· 4 days agoThis massive telescope, the largest of the five, boasts a state-of-the-art, made-in-India...