Dinosaurs that lived freely millions of years ago, were wiped out by an asteroid that had collided with Earth. The location of the asteroid’s effect has now been pinpointed by the researchers that had resulted in mass extinction. The asteroid which killed the dinosaurs had a diameter of 10.6 to 80.9 km that collided with … Read more
The asteroid is expected to reach its closest point to Earth on March 4 at 2:59 am Eastern Time. An asteroid termed as “potentially hazardous” by astronomers is relatively close, but safe, and is soon approaching Earth next week. The asteroid, space rock, called 138971 (2001 CB21) is estimated to be up to 3,940 feet … Read more
DART has been built over the last one and a half years, the agency said. (Image: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman) Hazardous Asteroids: US space agency NASA is all set to launch its planetary defense test mission – the first one to be carried out yet. The mission is called Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART … Read more
However, this is not as easy as it seems. (Representational image) Asteroid disruption: Asteroids have been a worrisome aspect for scientists for a long time, who worry about what would happen if another asteroid collision were to take place. The worries are not unfounded, since it was after all an asteroid attack that wiped dinosaurs … Read more
Earlier, the space agency predicted the asteroid to come threateningly close to our planet and this was expected in the years 2029 and 2036. Image: IE Ever heard an asteroid is going to drop on Earth and will cause great damage? For years there have been many predictions regarding the asteroid Apophis that was expected … Read more