Space Agencies Join Forces to Stop Future Asteroids from Hitting Earth, Threatening Humans

Medicine & Technology Jul 08, 2022

Space agencies have joined forces to prevent asteroids from hitting the Earth in the future. How dangerous is this to humans? Read to know more.

NASA Resolves Lucy Solar Array Issue; What's Next for the Asteroid Spacecraft as It Passes by Earth?

Jul 05, 2022

NASA fixed the solar array of Lucy, but the asteroid spacecraft could not interact with Earth via its antenna due to its position. Read more to know the other challenges it faces as it carries out its mission.

Scientists Explain the Physics Behind 2 Asteroids Hitting the Same Location Simultaneously

Jun 28, 2022

What's worse than an asteroid hitting Earth? Scientists said that would be two asteroids hitting the same location at the same time. Continue reading to know if it's likely to happen.

NASA Announces Delay of Its Psyche Mission to No Earlier Than September 20, Allowing More Time to Test Spacecraft Software

Jun 10, 2022

NASA’s Psyche mission has been moved to a later date this year. Read to know more about the postponement, as well as the other missions of the space agency.

Origin of Life on Earth: What Do DNA, RNA, and Chemical Reactions in Asteroids Have to Do With It?

Apr 27, 2022

New analyses show that researchers found the informational units that would show evidence of life on Earth. Know what chemical reactions have to do with it.

NASA Working On Stopping "City-Killer" Asteroids From Hitting Earth; How Prepared Is Humanity From Space Rocks?

Mar 07, 2022

Check out the near-Earth objects like asteroids and comets that might hit the planet and how NASA is preparing to save the planet from their impact.

Pulverizing Asteroids Could Be Humanity's Only Chance to Survive an Incoming Space Rock on Short Notice

Mar 03, 2022

A planetary scientist is working on a pulverizing system to destroy asteroids before they hit Earth. Learn more about his technology through this article.

Youngest Pair of Near-Earth Asteroids Only 300 Years Old Spotted; When Will It Visit the Planet Again?

Feb 08, 2022

Asteroids 2019 PR2 and 2019 QR6 were first discovered separately in 2019 and are reported to have broken off from the same asteroid just three centuries ago.

Consistent Impact Flux Of Asteroids That Scarred Mars for the Past 600 Years Not Random, Crater Detection Algorithm Suggests

Feb 07, 2022

Researchers used a crater detection algorithm to date back impact craters on Mars to know the geological history of the planet and found that impact flux is consistent in the inner Solar System.

What If a Big Asteroid Hits Earth? Scientists Explain the Extent of Danger

Jan 31, 2022

Previously, NASA said that at present, no hazardous asteroids are coming their way to affect the planet but many now wonder, what will happen if one did hit the Earth?

Zodiacal Light Spotted in 3 Potentially Habitable Exoplanets Classified as Super-Earths

Jan 21, 2022

Astronomers and high school students in China detected zodiacal light in the skies of a few potentially habitable exoplanets, which could give scientists a clue of what other planets may look like.

Earth and Mars Believed to Be Formed By Collision Between Moon-Sized Rocks

Dec 23, 2021

Scientists analyzed meteorites that traveled from Mars and landed on Earth and came up with a new theory of how the two planets formed, contradicting an existing theory of their origins.

Night Sky Event: Watch the Crescent Moon Aligns With 5 Planets Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Dec 12, 2021

A night sky event, specifically an alignment of planets, a crescent moon, and asteroids, is happening this month, and according to astronomers, the best time to watch it is tonight.

Debris Disk Around Main-Sequence Star Can Help Scientists Find New Exoplanets When Asteroids Collide

Dec 03, 2021

Debris disks are commonly found around main-sequence stars, forming tenuous belts of dust that are thought to produce asteroids or exoplanets. Scientists study them to learn how planetary systems originated and behaved in the past.

Massive Asteroids, Comets Once Bombarded Earth That Altered Oxygen Levels in the Atmosphere

Oct 26, 2021

Researchers led by Harvard University studied remnants of ancient asteroids and found that massive space rocks have bombarded Earth before, which delayed the accumulation of oxygen on the planet.