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What is 2025 DU2? Massive 160-ft asteroid approaching Earth today at 62,650 kmph
Asteroid 2025 DU2, measuring 160 feet wide and travelling at 62,650 km/h, will pass Earth on March 6 at a safe distance of 542,000 km.
Published on Mar 06, 2025 06:00 AM IST
Risk of asteroid hitting Earth reduces from highest-ever impact probability
Space rock 2024 YR4, estimated to be 130 to 300 feet wide (40 to 100 metres), now has a 1.5% chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032.
Published on Feb 20, 2025 06:12 PM IST
PA_Media |
‘City-killer’ 2024 YR4 surpasses ‘God of Chaos' Apophis' odds of hitting Earth
The most threatening space rock ever: The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed the ‘city-killer,' crashing into Earth have shot up again.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:44 AM IST
Does India fall in path of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit Earth in 2032?
According to NASA, 2024 YR4 has an average 2 per cent chance of hitting Earth, on December 22, 2032.
Published on Feb 17, 2025 08:01 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
China hires for ‘planetary defence force’ amid concern of asteroid hitting Earth
China is conducting the recruitment drive possibly to tackle 2024 YR4, an asteroid which could hit Earth in 2032.
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 07:18 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
‘City-killer’ asteroid predictions clash amid added fears of Moon impact
Independent scientists are also weighing in on the onoing hot discussion about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a little over 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Published on Feb 14, 2025 12:26 PM IST
NASA's rare ‘emergency’ tied to ‘city-killer’ asteroid's Earth collision in 2032
Here's how the world's space agencies are expected to deal with the ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4's higher chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Updated on Feb 12, 2025 07:03 PM IST
NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will study asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2 per cent risk of striking Earth in 2032, up from 1 per cent since its discovery.
Updated on Feb 11, 2025 02:10 PM IST
Asteroid collision carved 2 massive ‘grand canyons’ on moon in 10 minutes
The study suggests the canyons in “Schrodinger impact basin” were carved in under 10 minutes by debris from an asteroid or comet impact 3.8 billion years ago.
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 04:58 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth. How worried should we be?
Scientists aren't panicking yet, but they are watching closely.
Published on Feb 05, 2025 09:59 AM IST
AFP |
Asteroid 2024 YR4, over 50m in size, could hit Earth: Report
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about half the width of a football field and will pass very close to Earth on December 22, 2032, coming within approximately 106,200 km
Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:03 PM IST
Noida boy, 14, picked by NASA to name asteroid he ‘discovered’
Daksh Malik, a class 9 student of the Shiv Nadar School in UP's Noida, discovered an asteroid under under the ‘International Asteroid Discovery Project’.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 02:01 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
NASA warns massive 53-foot asteroid to fly close to Earth on New Years Eve
NASA alert: A massive, house-sized asteroid is set to come close to Earth on New Year's Eve at 9:17 AM IST.
Published on Dec 31, 2024 02:53 PM IST
Asteroid illuminates the night sky with dazzling flash before landing in Russia
An asteroid hit Earth's atmosphere over Russia's Yakutia, creating a bright flash. It disintegrated on impact, with no damage or injuries reported.
Published on Dec 06, 2024 03:57 PM IST
Mahipal Singh Chouhan
NASA confirms COWECP5 asteroid will produce harmless fireball over Siberia
NASA's Atlas detected asteroid COWECP5 just hours before its impact over Siberia, where it will burn up harmlessly.
Published on Dec 04, 2024 09:19 AM IST
Interstellar armageddon: NASA's plan to blast ‘planet killer’ asteroids revealed
Although a potential ‘planet killer’ catastrophe is not on NASA's radar for at least next 100 years, it already has a layout ready for a counter-attack.
Published on Oct 14, 2024 03:26 AM IST
Rare 'mini moon' spotted: a 10-metre asteroid to orbit Earth briefly
The space rock — 2024 PT5 — was first spotted in August by astronomers at Complutense University of Madrid using a powerful telescope located in South Africa.
Published on Sep 29, 2024 03:47 PM IST
PTI |
Earth to get ‘mini-moon’ 2024 PT5, orbiting for 2 months | All you need to know
The ‘mini-moon’ 2024 PT5 will orbit Earth from September 29 to November 25, before breaking free from the planet's gravitational pull.
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 09:51 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao
What is 'God of Chaos'? Astronomer updates risk of giant asteroid hitting Earth
99942 Apophis or the ‘God of Chaos’ could hit Earth on Friday the 13th in 2029 on one condition, a new study reveals.
Published on Sep 08, 2024 06:43 PM IST
Arya Vaishnavi
‘God of Chaos’ Friday 13th astronomic scare in making: Asteroid to hit Earth
Despite threats of giant ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid passing close to Earth being dismissed earlier, a new study estimates a dramatic twist could change its course.
Published on Sep 07, 2024 04:55 AM IST
NASA dramatically changed asteroid moon's shape, knocked it off its orbit
NASA's 2022 Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission has not only repositioned an asteroid's moon but also physically altered it
Published on Aug 25, 2024 12:37 PM IST
NASA warns of giant building-size asteroid approaching Earth today. Details here
NASA has warned about a giant building-sized asteroid named '2024 OC', which is set to make a close approach to Earth on Sunday.
Published on Aug 04, 2024 08:18 AM IST
International Asteroid Day 2024: Date, history, significance
International Asteroid Day 2024: From history to significance, here’s all that you need to know about this special day.
Published on Jun 29, 2024 04:26 PM IST
Tapatrisha Das, Delhi
‘Planet Killer’ asteroid to fly close by Earth, How to watch it live?
Asteroid 2011 UL21 is larger than 99 per cent of known near-Earth asteroids, according to the European Space Agency
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:25 PM IST
Arya Vaishnavi
NASA on astroids threat: No large asteroids found that may cause damage, but…
NASA says earth safe from any asteroid threat for the next one century
Published on Jun 24, 2024 01:49 PM IST
NASA says 280-foot asteroid set to approach Earth! Know how close it will get
This is Asteroid 2024 GM and it will get very close to our planet - some 4,450,000 miles.
Updated on Apr 20, 2024 10:18 PM IST
Now, watch this asteroid with your telescope - it is a 2000-foot wide space rock
An asteroid that is 2000-foot wide can be seen through an ordinary telescope - that is how close it got to Earth!
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 12:05 AM IST
Asteroid 2024 GV3 set to get very close to Earth today, says NASA!
Asteroid 2024 GV3 will get less than 350,000 miles of Earth today, says NASA.
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 06:21 PM IST
Space horror! This asteroid set to get as close as 18700 km to Earth, says NASA
9.2-foot Asteroid 2024 GJ2 is all set to get uncomfortably close to Earth today, NASA revealed.
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 10:51 AM IST
This massive, 370-foot asteroid set to come within 3.8 mn miles of Earth today
Dubbed as Asteroid 2024 FH2, this space rock will get as close as 3.8 million miles to Earth.
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 12:12 AM IST