NASA has detected an asteroid bigger than the Statue of Liberty that’s on a near-collision path with Earth. According to the agency, the massive asteroid is expected to enter Earth’s vicinity on Wednesday.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 18, 2019
Over a thousand scientists expressed their support for a campaign aimed at bolstering NASA and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) joint planetary defense mission. The scientists warned that if the mission doesn’t push through, Earth will be in danger of getting destroyed by an asteroid.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 18, 2019
NASA has detected a massive asteroid with an Earth-crossing orbit currently headed for the planet. According to the agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the asteroid is almost as big as the Golden Gate Bridge tower.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 17, 2019
NASA and ESA are preparing for the off chance that a massive asteroid threatens life on Earth.
Athena Chan
Nov 15, 2019
NASA warned that it has identified five potential impact dates from an asteroid with an Earth-crossing orbit.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 14, 2019
NASA’s asteroid tracking system has detected a total of three massive space rocks that are expected to fly past Earth next week.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 14, 2019
NASA warned that an asteroid capable of destroying the planet will have a near-collision with Earth in the next couple of years. According to the agency, the approaching object has been labeled as a potentially hazardous asteroid.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 13, 2019
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk recently revealed why he’s pushing for scientific programs that are focused on establishing human colonies on other planets.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 13, 2019
After spending over a year with the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu, Japan’s Hayabusa-2 probe is getting ready to end its mission. The probe is expected to return to Earth carrying valuable samples taken from the asteroid.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 13, 2019
An official from NASA confirmed that the meteor that lit up a major U.S. city earlier this week came from the asteroid belt. According to the official, the meteor that turned into a bright fireball in the sky weighed about a hundred kilograms.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 13, 2019
NASA warned that Earth is about to experience a near-collision with a massive potentially hazardous asteroid. Based on the agency’s data, the asteroid is big enough and moving fast enough to cause a major impact event on Earth if it ends up hitting the planet.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 12, 2019
NASA’s asteroid tracking system has detected a total of five space rocks that are expected to fly past Earth on Tuesday. If any of these asteroids end up hitting the planet, they could cause a huge explosion in the sky.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 11, 2019
NASA warned that Earth is about to experience a near-collision with a massive asteroid before Thanksgiving. According to the agency’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the approaching asteroid is almost twice as big as the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 10, 2019
A group of scientists has confirmed that over 21,000 asteroids that can hit Earth have just been discovered. Many of these asteroids can release energy equivalent to multiple nuclear bombs if they end up colliding with the planet.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 08, 2019
NASA’s impact monitoring system has detected the largest and most dangerous asteroid that could hit Earth.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 07, 2019
NASA warned that the asteroid known as Bennu has a chance of hitting Earth and destroying a large portion of the planet in the future. According to the space agency, this massive asteroid can cause almost 80 potential impact events on Earth.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 07, 2019
A former NASA astronaut recalled the incident when the Apollo 9 spacecraft almost got hit by an asteroid. According to the astronaut, the near-miss with the space rock happened as it passed through the Apollo module’s altitude.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 07, 2019
NASA and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) asteroid impact monitoring system has detected a space rock that has a chance of hitting Earth within the next couple of years. According to NASA, it has recorded almost 30 potential Earth impacts from the approaching asteroid.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 06, 2019
NASA warned that an asteroid almost twice as big the Eiffel Tower in France will approach Earth this month. Based on the agency’s data, the asteroid is big enough to wipe out an entire major city if it collides with Earth.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 05, 2019
NASA is currently monitoring two Earth-crossing asteroids that are headed towards the planet. According to the agency, the natural orbit of these asteroids occasionally intersects with that of Earth.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 05, 2019
NASA has spotted an asteroid that will come dangerously close to Earth next week. If the approaching asteroid gets slightly nudged off its present course, it could end up hitting the planet.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 04, 2019
NASA's impact monitoring system detected a massive asteroid that has a non-zero impact probability with Earth five years from now.
Inigo Monzon
Nov 04, 2019
