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What is 2025 DU2? Massive 160-ft asteroid approaching Earth today at 62,650 kmph

(Image for representation) On March 6, asteroid 2025 DU2, 160 feet wide, will pass Earth at 62,650 km/h, missing by 542,000 km. Lunar and Planetary Institute/Daniel D. Durda/Handout
Published on Mar 06, 2025 06:00 AM IST

Risk of asteroid hitting Earth reduces from highest-ever impact probability

The risk of 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth has reduced (Alamy/PA)
Published on Feb 20, 2025 06:12 PM IST

‘City-killer’ 2024 YR4 surpasses ‘God of Chaos' Apophis' odds of hitting Earth

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which could level a city now, has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released on February 18, 2025, making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.
Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:44 AM IST

Does India fall in path of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit Earth in 2032?

Discovery images of 2024 YR4. (Credit: ATLAS)
Published on Feb 17, 2025 08:04 PM IST

China hires for ‘planetary defence force’ amid concern of asteroid hitting Earth

This handout picture provided by NASA on January 31, 2025 shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on January 27, 2025. (AFP)
Updated on Feb 15, 2025 07:26 PM IST

‘City-killer’ asteroid predictions clash amid added fears of Moon impact

This handout picture provided by NASA on January 31, 2025 shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on January 27, 2025.
Published on Feb 14, 2025 12:27 PM IST

NASA's rare ‘emergency’ tied to ‘city-killer’ asteroid's Earth collision in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YRF now has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, surpassing "the 1% impact probability threshold to warrant formal notification of the object to other U.S. government agencies involved in planetary defense as well as to the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group and to the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs per the International Asteroid Warning Network’s notification charter," per NASA.
Updated on Feb 14, 2025 12:04 PM IST

NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise

Current estimates put the asteroid somewhere between 40 meters and 90 meters wide. (Representative Image)
Updated on Feb 11, 2025 02:10 PM IST

Asteroid collision carved 2 massive ‘grand canyons’ on moon in 10 minutes

An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an impact that carved out two large craters.
Updated on Feb 05, 2025 04:58 PM IST

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth. How worried should we be?

This handout picture provided by NASA on January 31, 2025 shows asteroid 2024 YR4 as observed by the Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope at the New Mexico Institute of Technology on January 27, 2025.
Published on Feb 05, 2025 09:59 AM IST

Asteroid 2024 YR4, over 50m in size, could hit Earth: Report

NASA's earlier analysis indicated a slightly higher probability of over 1 per cent, meaning there is roughly a 99 per cent chance that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will miss Earth. (Pic used for representation)
Published on Jan 31, 2025 09:03 PM IST

Noida boy, 14, picked by NASA to name asteroid he ‘discovered’

The asteroid is currently named ‘2023 OG40,’ with 2023 being the year of its discovery. (Representational Image/AP)
Published on Jan 27, 2025 02:08 PM IST

NASA warns massive 53-foot asteroid to fly close to Earth on New Years Eve

The 2024 asteroid AV2 belongs to the group of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), which are entities of scientific significance due to their near orbits around the Earth.
Published on Dec 31, 2024 02:52 PM IST

Asteroid illuminates the night sky with dazzling flash before landing in Russia

An asteroid entered Earth's atmosphere over Yakutia, Russia, creating a stunning flash.
Published on Dec 06, 2024 03:58 PM IST

NASA confirms COWECP5 asteroid will produce harmless fireball over Siberia

There will be a spectacular, dazzling fireball in the sky for hundreds of km. Instructor Fitzsimmons stated
Published on Dec 04, 2024 09:19 AM IST

Interstellar armageddon: NASA's plan to blast ‘planet killer’ asteroids revealed

An artist's impression of a large asteroid impacting at Chicxulub on the Mexican coastline, which caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago, with the planet Mars and asteroid bodies in the background.
Published on Oct 14, 2024 03:26 AM IST

Rare 'mini moon' spotted: a 10-metre asteroid to orbit Earth briefly

The mini moon will circle the globe for almost 57 days but won't complete a full orbit.
Published on Sep 29, 2024 03:47 PM IST

Earth to get ‘mini-moon’ 2024 PT5, orbiting for 2 months | All you need to know

A study suggests that 2024 PT5 likely originated from the Arjuna asteroid belt, which contains space rocks that orbit the sun near Earth.
Updated on Sep 18, 2024 09:51 PM IST

What is 'God of Chaos'? Astronomer updates risk of giant asteroid hitting Earth

Image used for representational purposes only
Published on Sep 10, 2024 03:43 PM IST

‘God of Chaos’ Friday 13th astronomic scare in making: Asteroid to hit Earth

In this artistic rendering, two asteroids fly past Earth.
Published on Sep 07, 2024 04:55 AM IST

NASA dramatically changed asteroid moon's shape, knocked it off its orbit

Asteroid moon Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft which completely changed its orbit. NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Handout via REUTERS
Published on Aug 25, 2024 12:37 PM IST

NASA warns of giant building-size asteroid approaching Earth today. Details here

NASA warns of giant building-size asteroid approaching Earth today
Published on Aug 04, 2024 08:18 AM IST

International Asteroid Day 2024: Date, history, significance

Every year, International Asteroid Day is observed on June 30.
Published on Jun 29, 2024 04:26 PM IST

‘Planet Killer’ asteroid to fly close by Earth, How to watch it live?

Planet Killer asteroid will fly by Earth on June 27
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 07:25 PM IST

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

Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact in this image taken by DART’s on board DRACO imager from a distance of 68 kilometers, and released September 26, 2022.
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 feet wide got very close to Earth. (Representational image)
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 12:05 AM IST

Asteroid 2024 GV3 set to get very close to Earth today, says NASA!

An asteroid is all set to come very close to Earth today, revealed 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

NASA says an asteroid that is under 10 feet is set to make a close approach to Earth today.
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

Asteroid 2024 FH2 will come close to Earth today, says NASA.
Updated on Apr 08, 2024 12:12 AM IST