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  Asteroid collides with Earth, turns into fireball over Russia | WATCH

  Science | December 04, 2024 18:59 IST

  The European Space Agency said it was a small asteroid around 70 cm in diameter and its collision was harmless. It was spotted in the sky over northern Siberia.

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  NASA confirms huge 'building-sized' asteroid approaching Earth right now, should you be worried?

  Science | July 17, 2022 14:37 IST

  Asteroid approaching Earth: NASA says that asteroid 2022 KY4 is around 290 ft or 88 meters in diameter and is travelling at an estimated velocity of 16,900 mph.

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  NASA's Lucy Mission prepares for launch to Trojan asteroids

  Science | September 29, 2021 7:46 IST

  Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, is the home institution of the principal investigator for the Lucy mission.

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  Asteroid bigger than Burj Khalifa, speeding at 94,000 kmph, to pass by earth today

  Science | August 21, 2021 6:59 IST

  Nasa has classified asteroid 2016 AJ193 as potentially hazardous as it comes close to Earth on the night of August 21.

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  Students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas detect 8 asteroids

  Science | July 28, 2021 22:20 IST

  ​At least sixteen students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas have detected eight asteroids under the Khagolshala Asteroid Search Campaign 2021, the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the government told PTI on Wednesday.   

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  World Asteroid Day 2022: All you need to know about Asteroids, its history and relevance

  Science | June 30, 2022 10:34 IST

  Asteroid Day is observed on June 30 to raise awareness about asteroid’s hazardous effect and measures to save Earth from threat.

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  NASA spacecraft begins 2-year trip home with asteroid rubble

  Science | May 11, 2021 11:47 IST

  With rubble from an asteroid tucked inside, a NASA spacecraft fired its engines and began the long journey back to Earth on Monday, leaving the ancient space rock in its rearview mirror.

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  NASA selects SpaceX for 2022 'Psyche' asteroid mission

  Science | March 01, 2020 7:49 IST

  NASA has selected Elon Musk-run SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency's Psyche mission that would journey to a unique metal-rich asteroid, also named Psyche, which orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.

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  ALERT! 3 asteroids taller than 'Statue of Liberty' to shoot past earth today; expert warns of hitting

  Science | September 10, 2019 14:04 IST

  Three asteroids are expected to shoot past the earth today, said NASA Centre for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) tracks all asteroids. One of the asteroids ​monitored by the American space agency arm is the 2019 RG2, which will hurtle past at around 310,000 miles (500,000 kilometers) — closer than any potential asteroid near-miss for the next three months.

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  CAUTION: Massive asteroid may hit Earth, dangerous effects possible

  Science | July 19, 2019 23:31 IST

  A possible threat is approaching the Earth today. According to NASA, an asteroid named '2019 NJ2' is expected to come very close to the earth. If reports are to be believed, the asteroid is bigger than Italy's Leaning Tower of Pisa. Read further to know more.

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  Google plans to mine asteroids in space

  World | April 23, 2012 18:57 IST

  London, April 23 : Internet search engine giant Google and a former Microsoft software architect are backing a team of scientists to unveil plans to begin mining asteroids "to guarantee the human race's prosperity".According to

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