asteroid belt

Seven years ago, a big chunk from a massive 6.4-kilometers wide asteroid broke apart and smashed into the Earth. The piece of asteroid has now offered a glimpse into the origin of life. Just a few days ago, the Earth witnessed the Geminids meteor shower where the Earth annually passes by the debris left behind by the asteroid 3200 Phaethon. But what we look at as bright, glowing lights across the sky are actually small space rocks or meteors that could just as easily get pulled by the Earth and crash onto it. And this…

NASA has warned about this small yet potentially hazardous space rock, which will come extremely close to Earth today. It will be even closer than the moon. There are over 1.1 million asteroids in our solar system, and they are more often found orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The asteroid belt contains a huge number of asteroids larger than 1 kilometre or 0.6 miles in diameter, while others are smaller in size. One of those small asteroids is now on its way toward Earth at a…

NASA has issued an alert due to the menacing space rock which is headed for Earth today. Know its speed, distance, size and more. New day means another new asteroid is expected to pass by Earth at an extremely close distance. NASA, which is one of the primary space agencies in the world, has issued an asteroid alert against a space rock that is hurtling towards Earth. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for keeping an eye on the sky for rogue asteroids which could potentially threaten Earth. The…

NASA has warned that a huge 69-foot asteroid is speeding towards the planet today. Could there be a chance of impact? Asteroids come in all shapes and sizes, with the largest being nearly 530 kilometers in diameter called Vesta! Others are smaller at around 100 feet and even less. Although NASA scientists estimate that an asteroid would have to be about 96 km wide to completely and utterly destroy life on Earth, smaller asteroids also have the potential to cause damage up to some extent. Unlike bigger asteroids which…

NASA has issued an asteroid alert! A terrifying space rock is headed for us today. Know its details, as per NASA. Another day, another asteroid is set to pass by Earth extremely closely. After no less than 4 asteroids passed the planet extremely closely yesterday, November 30, space agencies are on alert again as 3 more are expected to make close approaches to Earth today. These asteroids are classified as Potentially Hazardous Objects due to their close proximity to Earth. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office…

NASA has revealed key information about Asteroid 2018 WH which is hurtling towards a close encounter with Earth today. Earth has been in the firing line of various environmental phenomena these past couple of months. Solar storms, geomagnetic storms, earthquakes and more, have plagued the Earth with every one of them potentially capable of causing mass damage. Asteroids too have been a common sight with at least 30 asteroids passing by in the months of August, September and October, and it seems November is likely to…

Asteroid alert has been issued! A menacing space rock is headed for Earth today. Know its details, as per NASA. Another day, another asteroid is set to pass by Earth extremely closely. NASA has issued an asteroid alert against a space rock that is hurtling towards Earth. Although these asteroids pass Earth at a relatively safe distance, they are still classified as Potentially Hazardous Objects due to their close proximity to Earth. NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office is responsible for keeping an eye on the…

Could this oncoming asteroid impact Earth and cause cataclysmic damage? Here’s what NASA said about this space rock. Asteroids are Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) which are often found orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt near Jupiter. NASA defines NEOs as an object whose orbit brings it within a zone approximately 195 million kilometers from the Sun, meaning that it can pass within about 50 million kilometers of Earth's orbit. Usually, asteroids are the most common NEOs which come near the Earth's orbit. Most of them…

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Scientists at MIT have shared detailed images of Asteroid Psyche, a large asteroid that is believed to be the ancient core of an early planet. The maps of the asteroid have been shared months ahead of NASA's scheduled launch of its Psyche probe to study the asteroid belt in August, an area between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where remains of the early solar system circle the Sun. After the probe enters the asteroid belt, NASA's spacecraft will target Psyche, a large asteroid that is said to be the ancient core of an…