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The discovery will involve findings from the Hubble Space Telescope and NASAs Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting Saturn.

Asteroid-bound spacecraft zips by Earth for gravity boost

The spacecraft zipped over Antarctica at a distance of 11,000 miles (17,000 kilometers), using Earth's gravity to shift...

23 Sept 2017 7:42 AM IST

Scientists believe that asteroids and comets crashing into early Earth delivered organic compounds and water that seeded the planet for life. (Photo: NASA)

NASA probe finds signs of water on nearby asteroid Bennu

OSIRIS-REx, which flew last week within a scant 12 miles (19 km) of the asteroid Bennu.

11 Dec 2018 9:39 AM IST

JAXA, in a statement, claimed that a kilometer-wide diamond-shaped space rock is rich in water and organic materials. (Photo: ANI)

NASA deep space probe reaches asteroid deemed potential Earth threat

Scientists estimate there is a one-in-2,700 chance of the asteroid slamming into Earth 166 years from now.

4 Dec 2018 11:09 AM IST

Nasa has pinpointed C/2016 U1 NEOWISE as a comet, which is set to fly close to Earth this week.

NASA probe begins search for elusive Earth-Trojan asteroid

The MapCam camera will take 135 survey images that will be processed and examined by the mission's imaging scientists.

10 Feb 2017 3:47 PM IST