NEAR EARTH OBJECTS

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory used radar to study 2011 UL21, a 1.5 km-wide binary with a moonlet, on June 27. On June 29, they examined another 500-foot-wide asteroid 2024 MK, first detected by ATLAS on June 16. Deep Space Network data revealed c...

NASA's hypothetical exercise reveals a 72% chance of a potentially hazardous asteroid hitting Earth, highlighting gaps in Earth's preparedness. The exercise, attended by representatives from various agencies, assessed Earth's ability to respond to s...

This week, astronomers are anticipating the close approach of asteroid 2011 UL21, dubbed the "Planet Killer," as it swings by Earth. Despite its size of approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter, it will pass at a safe distance of 4.1 million miles—f...

In a recent hypothetical exercise by NASA, it has been revealed that we have more than a 70% probability of being struck by an asteroid. NASA is launching different technologies to detect the majority of dangers.

ISRO announced that the cryogenic upper stage of the LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 mission has re-entered Earth's atmosphere. The stage, left in a 450 km orbit after launching 36 OneWeb satellites on March 26, 2023, was passivated to minimize risks. It re-...

The TRISHNA mission, a collaboration between ISRO and the French space agency CNES, aims to monitor Earth's surface temperature, water stress, and water quality for energy budgeting. The launch schedule is undisclosed.

NASA has alerted the public about an asteroid, 2024 JY1, approaching Earth. Although large and fast, it poses no threat due to its distant trajectory. Part of the Apollo asteroids, 2024 JY1 provides a valuable opportunity for scientific study and pu...

A series of Asteroids are approaching the Earth in May, according to NASA. However, none of them pose any danger.

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ISRO's recent report discloses a 4-second launch delay for Chandrayaan-3 to prevent collisions with debris objects and satellites. The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023 highlights space asset vulnerability to environmental ...

Described as 'once in a lifetime find', the largest stellar black hole has been discovered by cosmic researchers and scientists in close proximity to the Earth, while analyzing data from the European Space Agency.

The first asteroid is estimated to have a 1-in-11 million chance of hitting the Earth on October 3, 2024. It is around 340 meters in size and so can not create havoc. The other asteroid has a bigger collision probability. But it is just like a small...

Two asteroids, 2024 BR4 and 2024 CB1, will make close passes by Earth, offering a fascinating celestial event. While they will come relatively close, NASA assures that there is no danger of impact. Asteroid 2024 BR4, between 140 and 310 meters in di...

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a major milestone as they successfully completed the last manoeuvre to position the Aditya-L1 spacecraft into its designated orbit. Aditya-L1 is India's first space-based observatory dedicated t...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, now known as OSIRIS-APEX, is set to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029. Apophis, measuring about 1,110 feet (340 meters) across, will pass within 19,800 miles (31,860 km) of ...

The nucleus is at the center of the comet, from where dust and ice stretch and they get illuminated when the sunlight falls on them. This is seen as a streaming tail. Know many other mysteries solved.

Japanese astronomers have proposed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune's orbit. The planet, if it exists, would be 1.5 to 3 times the size of Earth. This finding challenges the theory of a ninth planet, ...

Metal fragments found in the Pacific Ocean may have originated from outer space, according to Avi Loeb, a leading astrophysicist. The components, discovered at great depths, do not resemble any known earthly materials and bear a remarkable resemblan...

The asteroid, 199145 (2005 YY128), has a diameter of about a kilometre and is classified as a near-Earth object.