In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 30 Hiroshima bombs. The blast injured over a thousand people and shattered windows across six cities. Yet the object—roughly 20 meters wide—had gone completely undetected. That event jolted the world into remembering: space isn’t empty, and Earth isn’t invincible. “Had […]
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Remember asteroid 2024 YR4? Once feared to be on a collision course with Earth in 2032, the space rock may still prove dangerous, just not in the way thought earlier. Astronomers now believe the asteroid could strike the Moon, triggering an explosion that might shower Earth with debris capable of damaging satellites. Over time the […]
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NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos at approximately 7.14 PM EDT on September 26 (4.44 AM IST on September 27). The mission will test a method that could be used to redirect asteroids that pose a threat to our planet. Using the impact of a massive […]
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