Many types of celestial bodies are found in space. Asteroids are also present in large numbers in it. A large number of asteroids are also found in our solar system. Currently, about 13 lakh asteroids have been discovered, out of which 16000 asteroids are present in and around the Earth. NASA also calls them near…
Space is infinite, and finding even one end of it may seem impossible. Apart from our galaxy Milky Way, there are many other galaxies continuously rotating in the universe. If we talk about our solar system, apart from planets and satellites, there are many celestial bodies present in it, about which not much information is…
Asteroids are a part of our solar system which exist in the form of rocks. These rugged creatures can grow from 500 feet to several kilometres. NASA, which has identified 13 lakh asteroids, says that there are about 2000 such asteroids that can collide with the Earth. If this happens then there is a possibility…
Asteroids continue to pass close to the Earth. These are those rocky ‘storms’ which, like our planet, revolve around the Sun. Whenever an asteroid comes near the Earth, scientists monitor it. It is very important to do this, because if an asteroid hits the Earth, it can cause major devastation. The asteroid-watch program of the…
Asteroids are continuously passing through the Earth these days. NASA tracks asteroids and issues alerts for them. But this alert is issued only for those asteroids which come closer than 75 lakh kilometers from the Earth. Such asteroids are considered a threat to the Earth. According to NASA, 13 lakh asteroids have been identified so…
There are thousands of asteroids near the Earth in space. It is said that these rocky pieces were scattered in space at the time of the formation of the solar system. That is why, like the planets, they are revolving around the only star of the solar system, i.e. the Sun. Space agency NASA is…
Asteroid Attack over Berlin! : A surprising incident was seen in the sky in Berlin, Germany on Sunday morning. A very small asteroid hit the Earth’s atmosphere near Berlin and burned up. The light that emanated from it was captured in the video and reached social media. This incident is important because scientists came to…
NASA Neowise satellite: The US space agency NASA launched the Neowise (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) telescope satellite in 2009. Since its launch, it has detected thousands of asteroids that came close to Earth. After serving for more than 14 years, this telescope is now nearing its end and will be destroyed after crashing into Earth’s…
