Massive Asteroid Bigger Than a Football Field, 100 Times More Damaging Than World's Powerful Thermonuclear Bomb Will Appear On Earth's Orbit Monday

Medicine & Technology Nov 28, 2021

An asteroid double the size of Big Ben and more damaging than the world's most powerful man-made weapon will fly near Earth this Monday and will be visible through some observatories in the country.

Large Asteroid Heading to Earth in December Could Cause Massive Destruction Greater Than an Atomic Bomb

Nov 26, 2021

A large asteroid as big as Washington Monument, which means it would be far more powerful than a nuclear bomb, will likely pass by Earth on December 27.

NASA Launches DART Mission to Nudge Asteroid Off Course

Nov 24, 2021

The goal of NASA's planetary defense experiment is to ram the DART vehicle into a rock and alter its trajectory in order to assess the viability of diverting additional items that may be heading tragically toward the earth.

How to Watch Double Asteroid Redirection Test on Wednesday? NASA Will Crash SpaceX Falcon 9 Into an Asteroid to Explore Defense Options for Earth

Nov 21, 2021

NASA is launching a spacecraft with a daring mission dubbed Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART to crash into an asteroid to explore the different defense options for Earth in case an actual threat happens.

NASA To Launch SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket For DART Spacecraft Mission To Protect Earth From Asteroid Collision

Nov 19, 2021

NASA is preparing to launch the first anti-asteroid defense spacecraft this November 24 in preparation for a future asteroid collision that is a threat to Earth.

First-Ever Anti-Asteroid Defense Spacecraft DART Launching Soon Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9; Expected to Target Didymos Moonlet

Nov 17, 2021

NASA and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is expected to launch DART aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to manage the direction of Didymos' moonlet, Dimorphos.

Near-Earth Object: Asteroid The Size Of The Great Pyramid of Giza Will Pass Earth During Beaver Full Moon 2021

Nov 16, 2021

On the night of November 2021's Beaver Full Moon, an asteroid as big as the Great Pyramid of Giza will pass by Earth along with a slightly smaller asteroid.

Earth's Constant Companion Asteroid As Big as a Ferris Wheel Could Be A Fragment of the Moon, Study Suggests

Nov 12, 2021

A study suggests that the Earth's constant companion asteroid as big as a Ferris wheel could be a fragment of the Moon because it has the same patterns as those lunar rocks from Apollo missions.

NASA Detects Massive Asteroid Similar to the Size of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Passing by Earth in Mid-December; Should We Worry?

Nov 10, 2021

A massive asteroid similar to the size of Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the tallest man-made building on this planet is heading for this planet as shown in the asteroid tracker of NASA.

NASA Says There's Nothing To Worry About Asteroid Passing By Earth Next Month

Nov 07, 2021

NASA space monitors said a huge asteroid as big as Eiffel Tower is set to pass Earth next month, but it does not pose any harm.

Will Crashing Into an Asteroid Change its Course? NASA Plans to Test This Theory In Case of a Real-Life Armageddon

Nov 04, 2021

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is off to an exciting mission: to crash into an asteroid to change its course. The team has a launch window in February 2022 after a delay in November.

DART Asteroid Mission: NASA to Discuss Details of Test Launch Soon

Nov 02, 2021

NASA is hoping to launch the DART mission as soon as possible. As a result, the space agency will hold a news conference on the probe's departure later this month.

Asteroid '2021 UA1' Passed Through Skies of Antarctica Undetected; Why Did NASA Miss It?

Oct 31, 2021

A new asteroid called 2021 UA1 passed 3,000 kilometers above Earth undetected. The distance recorded was closer than the moon's gap from Earth.

Can Experts Protect the Earth from Asteroid Impact? New Way to Quickly 'Slice, Dice' a Giant Space Rock for Planetary Defense Proposed

Oct 24, 2021

Physicists propose a novel strategy for safeguarding the Earth against cosmic collisions by using rocket-powered explosives to 'slice and dice' dangerous asteroids.

NASA Says Lucy Spacecraft Now in Cruise Mode Amid Solar Array Issues

Oct 24, 2021

NASA Lucy asteroid probe settles into cruise mode as engineers work to fix a solar array issue. While engineers investigate the problem, the spaceship is safe.