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Asteroid
Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter
C-type asteroids, among the solar system's most ancient objects, are the most common asteroid type, followed by stony S-type asteroids and rarer metallic M-type asteroids. Compositional differences among asteroids arise from how far from the sun they formed.
16 August 2024, 02:06 IST
Asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs originated beyond Jupiter
16 August 2024, 02:06 IST
NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history
Five new studies published in Nature Communications journal today have used the images sent back from DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) and its travel buddy LICIACube to unravel the origins of the Didymos-Dimorphos dual asteroid system. They’ve also put that data in context for other asteroids out there.
31 July 2024, 08:32 IST
NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history
31 July 2024, 08:32 IST
'Asteroid hitting earth a real possibility,' says ISRO as 'Apophis' to pass by earth in 2029
ISRO chief S Somnath said that such events of an asteroid approaching planets are frequent and if such a thing happens on earth, there are possibilities of extinction.
05 July 2024, 08:36 IST
'Asteroid hitting earth a real possibility,' says ISRO as 'Apophis' to pass by earth in 2029
05 July 2024, 08:36 IST
Asteroid named after Bengaluru astrophysicist
The asteroid earlier known as 2005 EX296 has been designated as (215884) Jayantmurthy, by the International Astronomical Union, the Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
22 March 2024, 19:37 IST
Asteroid named after Bengaluru astrophysicist
22 March 2024, 19:37 IST
NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre ‘journey to the centre of the Earth’
With an average diameter of around 226km, Psyche- the potato-shaped planetoid- is the largest “M-type” asteroid, made largely of iron and nickel, much like Earth’s core.
19 October 2023, 04:51 IST
NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre ‘journey to the centre of the Earth’
19 October 2023, 04:51 IST
Killer asteroid-spotting software could help save the world
Named 2022 SF289, the asteroid is classified as “potentially hazardous,” based on its size and proximity.
07 August 2023, 04:13 IST
Killer asteroid-spotting software could help save the world
07 August 2023, 04:13 IST
Asteroid-spotting software help save the world
Telescopes surveying the skies for errant space rocks are overseen by astronomers, but their systematic movements are driven by ones and zeros.
07 August 2023, 00:08 IST
Asteroid-spotting software help save the world
07 August 2023, 00:08 IST
How many scary asteroids go past Earth every year?
Famously, about 65 million years ago, life on Earth was brought to its knees by what was likely the impact of a big asteroid, killing off most dinosaurs.
04 August 2023, 17:31 IST
How many scary asteroids go past Earth every year?
04 August 2023, 17:31 IST
World Asteroid Day: Phenomena explained to students
Around 60 students attended the event.
30 June 2023, 21:58 IST
World Asteroid Day: Phenomena explained to students
30 June 2023, 21:58 IST
China to send probe to near-Earth asteroid around 2025
The chief goal of the Tianwen-2 mission is to send a probe to the asteroid 2016HO3 to retrieve samples
24 April 2023, 09:07 IST
China to send probe to near-Earth asteroid around 2025
24 April 2023, 09:07 IST
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