asteroid
- Mar- 2024 -23 MarchDH Latest News
The International Astronomical Union honours an Indian scientist by naming an asteroid after his name
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has paid tribute to an Indian scientist by assigning an asteroid his name. Recognizing Professor…
Read More » - 20 MarchDH Latest News
Scientists find that the asteroid Bennu has a surprising reservoir of magnesium phosphate
Four years after retrieving a sample from the asteroid Bennu with NASA’s OSIRIS-Rex spacecraft, scientists have finally unraveled the intriguing…
Read More » - 8 MarchDH Latest News
Astronomers calculate the threat Apophis, the most dangerous known asteroid, poses on Earth
Astronomers have now computed the potential threat posed by Apophis, once deemed the most perilous known asteroid, to Earth. For…
Read More » - Feb- 2024 -18 FebruaryDH Latest News
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully brings back 121.6 grammes of material from asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft accomplished the remarkable feat of bringing back 4.29 ounces (121.6 grams) of material from the asteroid Bennu…
Read More » - 7 FebruaryDH Latest News
Scientists claim that the asteroid that fell in Germany is as old as the solar system
Scientists have affirmed that an asteroid which detonated over Germany on January 21 is a rare type of space rock…
Read More » - 7 FebruaryDH NEWS
Scientists find proof of an asteroid that may have exploded over the continent 2.5 million years ago
Researchers have suggested that an asteroid that was on course to collide with Earth may have detonated over Antarctica more…
Read More » - 2 FebruaryDH Latest News
Hazardous asteroid six times wider than the height of Qutub Minar to pass our home planet on Friday
An asteroid known as 2008 OS7, with an estimated width six times greater than the height of Delhi’s Qutub Minar,…
Read More » - Jan- 2024 -22 JanuaryDH Latest News
Small asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere Sunday morning lighting up the sky over eastern Germany
Early on a Sunday morning, a small asteroid illuminated the sky over eastern Germany as it entered Earth’s atmosphere. Videos…
Read More » - 14 JanuaryDH Latest News
NASA Curation team collects 2.48 ounces of Bennu asteroid sample
The dedicated curation team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston has achieved a significant milestone by successfully removing the…
Read More » - Dec- 2023 -27 DecemberDH Latest News
NASA relaunches a mission to study the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid
NASA has reinitiated a mission to study the “God of Chaos” asteroid, Apophis, as it approaches Earth’s orbit. The spacecraft…
Read More » - 14 DecemberDH Latest News
Scientists take a closer look at the rock from outer space and they are stumped. Here’s why
Over a month after NASA revealed the sample collected from asteroid Bennu, scientists are astonished by the discovery of a…
Read More » - 14 DecemberDH Latest News
NASA reveals that a Bus-sized asteroid is set to fly by Earth
A bus-sized asteroid, designated Asteroid 2023 XH7 by NASA, is on track to pass relatively close to Earth, according to…
Read More » - 2 DecemberDH Latest News
Asteroid Dinky’s double moon gets an official name
Approximately a month ago, NASA’s Lucy mission conducted a flyby of an asteroid named Dinkinesh, revealing the presence of a…
Read More » - Nov- 2023 -29 NovemberDH Latest News
Researchers in the UK to unveil the secrets of a sample of rock retrieved from asteroid Bennu
Researchers in the United Kingdom are gearing up to unravel the mysteries of a rock sample retrieved from the asteroid…
Read More » - 10 NovemberDH Latest News
An asteroid as big as an aeroplane is hurtling towards Earth, reveals NASA
An asteroid, comparable in size to an airplane, is hurtling towards Earth at a velocity of 34,727 kilometers per hour,…
Read More » - 3 NovemberDH Latest News
Pictures sent by Lucy mission shows that the asteroid Dinkinesh has its own moon
On November 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft conducted its first flyby since its launch, passing by the asteroid known as Dinkinesh.…
Read More » - Oct- 2023 -19 OctoberDH Latest News
NASA issues an alert about an asteroid that is approaching Earth
NASA has recently raised an alert regarding an asteroid, formally known as Asteroid 2023 TK15, which is rapidly approaching Earth…
Read More » - 14 OctoberDH Latest News
NASA to give first peek into the tightly sealed canister that carried a piece of asteroid Bennu to Earth
On Wednesday, NASA is set to offer the public their first glimpse into the tightly sealed canister that transported a…
Read More » - 6 OctoberDH Latest News
NASA to send a high-tech spacecraft called Psyche to an asteroid 16 Psyche
NASA is preparing to launch the Psyche spacecraft on an extraordinary mission to explore the asteroid of the same name,…
Read More » - 5 OctoberDH Latest News
Scientists stumble upon dark material in asteroid sample dropped from space
Upon examining the first look at the sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, scientists were surprised to find an abundance…
Read More » - Sep- 2023 -24 SeptemberDH NEWS
NASA capsule lands in Utah desert in the US carrying the largest sample ever collected from an asteroid
After a seven-year space voyage, a NASA capsule completed its mission on Sunday (September 24) with a safe landing in…
Read More » - 22 SeptemberDH Latest News
NASA reveals that an asteroid will pass Earth at an extremely close distance on Friday
NASA has reported that on Friday, September 22, an asteroid will pass Earth at an exceptionally close distance. According to…
Read More » - 22 SeptemberDH Latest News
NASA’s Osiris-Rex capsule to enter Earth’s atmosphere after a seven-year trip to asteroid Bennu
NASA’s Osiris-Rex capsule is set to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere on Sunday, concluding a seven-year, seven-billion-kilometer round trip to the asteroid…
Read More » - 14 SeptemberDH Latest News
Asteroid from NASA’s DART mission is behaving unexpectedly after almost a year
Almost a year has elapsed since NASA conducted a deliberate crash of a $300 million spacecraft into an asteroid. However,…
Read More » - 2 SeptemberDH Latest News
NASA is working on its final preparations for the landing on Earth of a precious asteroid sample next month
NASA is in the midst of its last preparations for the upcoming Earth landing of a precious asteroid sample, scheduled…
Read More » - Mar- 2023 -22 MarchDH Latest News
Research on asteroid Ryugu reveals building blocks of life in the charcoal-like particles on it
Scientists have discovered the presence of a crucial building block of life, a ribonucleic acid (RNA) component, on an asteroid…
Read More » - 10 MarchDH Latest News
An asteroid as big as an Olympic swimming pool may crash into Earth on Valentine’s Day in 2046
NASA scientists have predicted that an asteroid, which is thought to be as large as an Olympic swimming pool, may…
Read More » - Feb- 2023 -20 FebruaryDH Latest News
Scientists at NASA find ‘one of the most elongated asteroids’ ever pictured by their planetary radar
NASA researchers in the US have discovered ‘one of the most elongated asteroids’ ever seen by their planetary radar. The…
Read More » - Jan- 2023 -26 JanuaryDH Latest News
This asteroid is approaching the planet very closely.
On Thursday night, one of the closest recorded asteroids will fly past Earth in the size of a delivery truck.…
Read More » - Oct- 2022 -5 OctoberDH Latest News
NASA probe’s Asteroid strike leaves a 10,000 kilometre trail
An asteroid that NASA’s Dart probe purposefully hit has left a path of debris that stretches thousands of kilometres. An…
Read More » - Sep- 2022 -29 SeptemberDH Latest News
Dinosaurs on Earth were exterminated by an asteroid that also struck the Moon.
China’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft continues to bring samples back to Earth from the Moon that are revealing shocking new information about…
Read More » - Jul- 2022 -18 JulyDH Latest News
How can we avoid the terrible tragedy that befell the dinosaurs? China has the answer.
We are aware that enormous dinosaurs perished due to an asteroid, so what chance do we people have if these…
Read More » - Apr- 2022 -7 AprilDH Latest News
Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike found: Researchers
The asteroid that created the Chicxulub crater on Earth put an end to dinosaur dominance and ushered in the age…
Read More » - Mar- 2021 -12 MarchDH Latest News
A massive Asteroid to pass by Earth on March 21st, NASA warns
According to reports from NASA, the most massive asteroid to pass by Earth this year will reach within nearly 1.25…
Read More » - Feb- 2021 -23 FebruaryDH Latest News
Football sized asteroid heading towards Earth; NASA gives warning
WASHINGTON: A football-sized asteroid is expected to fly closer to Earth this week, NASA scientists warn. The asteroid is named…
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