Asteroid

NASA Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life’s Origins

There are several planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, but only Earth is known to support life. Now, scientists have ...

Life’s ‘Basic Building Blocks’ Found In Asteroid Samples

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the “basic building blocks” for life, shedding new light on the perennial question of ...

Noida Student Discovers Asteroid, Earns Recognition from NASA with Opportunity to Name It

A 14-year-old student from Noida, Daksh Malik, has achieved a rare feat by identifying an asteroid through NASA’s International Asteroid Discovery Project (IADP). This ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 Linked to Lunar Surface, Reveals Planetary Defense Insights

A space rock named 2024 PT5, resembling the size of a school bus, lingered near Earth for almost two months last year. The asteroid, ...

Study Reveals Earth’s Small Asteroid Likely Originated from the Moon

A small near-Earth asteroid, 2024 PT5, has sparked interest among scientists due to its potential lunar origins. Discovered in August 2024, the object remained ...

Karnal Students Recognised by NASA for Discovering Main Belt Asteroid TD40

A group of 12 students and two teachers from the main branch of Dyal Singh Public School in Karnal have been recognised by NASA’s ...

Space Missions of 2025: Lunar Landings, Asteroid Sampling, and More

The year 2025 is set to witness significant milestones in space exploration as multiple countries prepare to launch missions aimed at deepening scientific understanding ...

‘Christmas Eve Asteroid’ To Skim Past Earth On This Date, NASA Confirms

Huge space rock 2024 XN1, which is also dubbed as the ‘Christmas Eve asteroid’ and is the size of an aeroplane, will skim past ...

As soon as an asteroid collides with Earth and is detected by the warning system, it is known where it fell and how much damage it caused.

No matter how much progress human science has made, many asteroids still avoid warning systems and hit the earth. What is special is that ...

This huge asteroid will be very close to the earth. If it collides, the entire Asia will be destroyed

An uninvited guest descended from the sky and left the earth to rest. In fact, we are talking about a meteorite, an asteroid, which ...