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Asteroids

Ingredients for life on Earth likely came from space

'Our key finding is that uracil and niacin, both of which are of biological significance, are indeed present in extraterrestrial environments' said a scientist

22 March 2023, 04:43 IST

Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space

Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space

Ingredients for life on Earth likely came from space

22 March 2023, 04:43 IST

Why Asteroid 2023 BU's movement near Earth is exciting

That distance is just slightly farther than the distance between Perth and Sydney and is only about 1% the distance between Earth and our Moon.

28 January 2023, 09:46 IST

Asteroid 2023 BU just passed a few thousand kilometres from Earth: Here's why that's exciting

Asteroid 2023 BU just passed a few thousand kilometres from Earth: Here's why that's exciting

Why Asteroid 2023 BU's movement near Earth is exciting

28 January 2023, 09:46 IST

Asteroid strike impact 'a lot bigger than expected'

Hubble images from 22 minutes, five hours and eight hours after impact show the expanding spray of matter from where DART hit

29 September 2022, 17:32 IST

New asteroid strike images show impact 'a lot bigger than expected'

New asteroid strike images show impact 'a lot bigger than expected'

Asteroid strike impact 'a lot bigger than expected'

29 September 2022, 17:32 IST

Why NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

Tuesday's mission was the first demonstration of what future planetary defence technology might look like

27 September 2022, 15:59 IST

Explained | Why NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

Explained | Why NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

Why NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

27 September 2022, 15:59 IST

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

The discovery offers new support for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space

22 September 2022, 20:17 IST

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth

22 September 2022, 20:17 IST

Earth's water may be from asteroids: Study

To shed light on the origins of life and the formation of the universe, researchers are scrutinising material brought back to earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu

16 August 2022, 07:57 IST

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: Study

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids: Study

Earth's water may be from asteroids: Study

16 August 2022, 07:57 IST

'Asteroids may have brought key building blocks of DNA'

A recent analysis by a team of scientists at Hokkaido University in Japan, identified the final two nucleobases - cytosine and thymine - that have so far eluded scientists

27 April 2022, 09:25 IST

Asteroids may have brought key building blocks of DNA, RNA: Study

Asteroids may have brought key building blocks of DNA, RNA: Study

'Asteroids may have brought key building blocks of DNA'

27 April 2022, 09:25 IST

What are asteroids made of? A sample tells us

These samples are extremely fragile and have very low density, which indicates they are quite porous

11 February 2022, 06:15 IST

What are asteroids made of? A sample returned to Earth reveals the Solar System’s building blocks

What are asteroids made of? A sample returned to Earth reveals the Solar System’s building blocks

What are asteroids made of? A sample tells us

11 February 2022, 06:15 IST

NASA mission may blast asteroid that once menaced earth

Apophis was once thought to be the asteroid that posed the greatest threat to Earth

16 December 2021, 05:00 IST

NASA mission could blast Apophis asteroid that once menaced earth

NASA mission could blast Apophis asteroid that once menaced earth

NASA mission may blast asteroid that once menaced earth

16 December 2021, 05:00 IST

NASA's new launch lets you asteroid-watch from home

One can also track thrilling events such as an asteroid coming 'close' to Earth

11 December 2021, 09:52 IST

NASA's latest launch lets you asteroid-watch from home

NASA's latest launch lets you asteroid-watch from home

NASA's new launch lets you asteroid-watch from home

11 December 2021, 09:52 IST