Asteroid

June 25, 2023

News·Space

170-Foot Asteroid Named Bennu Speeding Towards Earth: Close Encounter

Constantly present near Earth, asteroids are often overlooked, but there is a real possibility of one actually colliding with our planet. Currently, NASA is engaged in the meticulous study of an asteroid

Science·Space

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2023 DZ2 Makes a Close Approach to Earth but Poses No Threat

Object 2023 DZ2, a Potentially Hazardous Object, will pass as close as 100,000 miles from Earth this weekend. The asteroid is nearly 140 to 310 feet across, and scientists will use this opportunity to practice asteroid threat response. A professor

March 29, 2023

99 Million Year Old Amber Reveals Dinosaur-Bird Connection and molting Mysteries: Feathered Time Capsule

Archaeology·Nature·Science

Bird feathers preserved in 99-million-year-old amber reveal insights into the connection between modern birds and dinosaurs. The discovery helps understand the role of molting

NASA’s Psyche Mission: Unlocking the Secrets of an Iron-rich Quadrillion Worth Asteroid

Business·Science·Space

NASA has resumed the Psyche mission, which is set to launch this year, aiming to explore the science and mining potential of the 16

Graphic of the possible locations – represented by yellow points – of asteroid 2024 YR4 on Dec. 22, 2032, as of Apr. 2, 2025. NASA JPL/CNEOS. Photo Source: NASA

News·Space

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Now Has 3.8% Chance of Hitting Moon While Earth Risk Drops to Near Zero

NASA scientists have increased their estimate of the chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit the Moon in 2032, while confirming Earth remains safe from impact. The space rock, first spotted in

Rahul Somvanshi

April 5, 2025

Space

AstroForge’s ‘Odin’ Faces Communication Issues on Asteroid Mission

AstroForge has launched the first commercial spacecraft attempting to travel beyond the moon, marking a significant step toward mining precious metals from asteroids. The Odin probe, roughly the size of a window

Karmactive Staff

March 2, 2025

A telescope-captured view of space showing multiple stars or celestial objects. A particular object is highlighted with a green circle, which likely represents the asteroid 2024 YR4. Photo Source: NASA

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s Earth Impact Risk Drops from 3.1% to Near Zero

A basketball court-sized asteroid that briefly ranked as the most dangerous near-Earth object on record now appears far less likely to hit our planet in 2032, scientists report. Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered

Rahul Somvanshi

February 25, 2025

Mobility·Space

Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Surpasses 3.5 Trillion Miles in Space

When SpaceX launched a Tesla car into space in 2018, few expected it would still be making headlines seven years later. The cherry-red Tesla Roadster, driven by a spacesuit-wearing dummy named Starman,

Rahul Somvanshi

February 24, 2025

Grand canyons on the Moon Photo Source: Nature Communications

Space

Asteroid Impact Carved Moon Canyons Deeper Than Grand Canyon

An asteroid impacting the planet 3.8 billion years ago carved two massive canyons on the Moon’s far side near its south pole. These valleys – named Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck –

Karmactive Staff

February 13, 2025

Typically, asteroids — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — originate from the main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but a small population of near-Earth objects may also come from the Moon’s surface after being ejected into space by an impact.

Astronomy·Space

Asteroid 2024 PT5: Rare Lunar Fragment Near Earth

A small space rock discovered in 2023 has sparked excitement among scientists who suggest it’s likely a piece of our Moon. The asteroid, named 2024 PT5, measures 33 feet across and follows

Rahul Somvanshi

January 31, 2025

El Médano 128 meteorite, an ordinary chondrite (group L), found in the Atacama desert in 2011 by a team of researchers from the Centre de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE - Aix-Marseille Université/CNRS/INRAE/IRD). © Jérôme Gattacceca, CNRS, CEREGE

Astronomy·Science·Space

70% of Meteorites on Earth Traced to 3 Young Asteroid Families: Scientists Reveal Massalia Leading the Pack

Scientists have identified the main asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter, as the primary source of meteorites that reach Earth. Now, an international study reveals that three families of young asteroids, Karin,

Rahul Somvanshiand

Govind Tekale

November 1, 2024

ESA’s Hera mission will be humankind's first mission to explore a binary asteroid system. The mission will perform a close-up survey of the Dimorphos asteroid, which has previously had its orbit shifted by kinetic impact with NASA's DART spacecraft.

Space

ESA’s Hera Mission: Two-Year Journey to Safeguard Earth from Asteroids – Does NASA’s DART Strategy Work?

The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully launched its Hera mission, which is a pivotal step taken toward planetary defense, marking a new chapter in humanity’s efforts to protect Earth from potential

Rahul Somvanshi

October 10, 2024

A catastrophic asteroid impact with the Earth.

Disaster·Science

66 Million Years Ago: The Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs Also Created a 2.8-Mile-Tall Tsunami

An interesting story of a tsunami which was recorded over 66 million years ago as the largest in scale which had hit the Yucatán Peninsula caused by the impact of a huge

Karmactive Team

July 6, 2024