ASTEROID

NASA has released an official statement in response to Elon Musk’s recent tweet about Earth being defenseless against a killer asteroid. According to NASA, aside from closely monitoring near-Earth objects, it is also developing ways on effectively deflecting asteroids that are on a collision path with the planet.

NASA is currently monitoring a total of three asteroids that are set to approach Earth before the month ends. One of the asteroids from the group, which will fly closest to the planet, is almost as big as the Washington Monument.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is currently monitoring an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of hitting Earth.

NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) will team up to save Earth from getting destroyed by an approaching double asteroid. The space agencies’ upcoming missions will involve visiting and deflecting the massive Didymos asteroid system and its gigantic moon.

NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) was able to capture the moment when a comet collided with the Sun.

Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, strongly believes that a massive asteroid will hit Earth and space agencies will not be able to do anything about it. He made the statement in response to reports of the impending arrival of a city-killer asteroid.

NASA is currently monitoring two asteroids that will closely approach Earth this weekend. According to the space agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), one of the asteroids is almost as big as the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

NASA has detected a massive asteroid that could cause a major impact event on Earth within the next decade. According to the agency, the asteroid is bigger than Mount Everest.

NASA’s asteroid-tracking agency has detected a massive space rock that’s currently headed for Earth. According to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the approaching asteroid is bigger than the Statue of Liberty.

According to NASA, one of the largest known potentially hazardous asteroids will approach Earth less than a year from now.

NASA is closely monitoring a potentially hazardous asteroid that is expected to dangerously approach Earth a month from now. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the approaching asteroid is almost twice as big as the Empire State Building.

Famous astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and cosmochemist Natalie Starkey warned that although asteroids may have brought life on Earth, they could also spell the end for the entire planet following a major impact event.

As NASA prepares a sample return mission on asteroid Bennu, concerns regarding the massive space rock hitting Earth are beginning to emerge. Several factors in space, as well as a spacecraft landing on the asteroid, could send it into a direct collision path with the planet.

A scientist presented a couple of extreme solutions to prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth. Aside from ramming the space rock, the scientist said that painting the asteroid could save Earth from a major impact event.

Following Earth’s near-collision with an asteroid during the weekend, a scientist warned that an impact event is inevitable. Although it is not yet clear when it will occur, the scientist said that an asteroid hitting Earth will surely happen.

A potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) that’s currently headed for Earth has been detected by NASA. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the approaching asteroid is taller than the Golden Gate Bridge towers.

An astrophotographer was able to catch the moment when a meteor exploded in Jupiter’s atmosphere. Based on the video, the explosion was big enough to be spotted and recorded from Earth.

NASA has spotted the biggest asteroid that will approach Earth this month. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) is bigger than the Taipei 101 skyscraper.

NASA has detected two potentially hazardous asteroids (PHA) that are currently headed for Earth. According to the agency’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), one of the approaching asteroids is over three times taller than the Washington Monument.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and cosmochemist Natalie Starkey recently discussed what would happen if the asteroid that caused the Chelyabinsk impact event hit a heavily-populated city instead.

During an episode of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “StarTalk” podcast, a cosmochemist talked about the risks involved in mining asteroids. According to the scientist, mining an asteroid could alter its trajectory and send it crashing to Earth.