Experts in the country elaborated that Ganymed is a near-Earth asteroid categorised as an “Amor” asteroid, indicating that its orbit approaches Earth but “does not intersect it”.

Didymos is one of the Amor group of asteroids, near-Earth asteroids named after asteroid 1221 Amor. These asteroids orbit the sun mostly between the orbits of Earth and Mars.

Here we explore whether there are any upcoming asteroid encounters and how NASA and other space agencies actively monitor near-Earth asteroids that ... Their name comes from the asteroid 1221 Amor.

Asteroid mining and construction in orbit may prove to be the best way to colonize space rather than launching heavy payloads from Earth. ... the Amor Group, and the Aten Group.

An asteroid that landed in Russia in 2013 injured 1,500 people – and was just 20 metres in diameter. ... The mission will travel to the asteroid Didymos, a member of the Amor group of asteroids.

A city-sized asteroid is heading towards Earth this October and it is set to make its closest approach on October 27. Known as 1036 Ganymed, it is one of the largest near-Earth asteroids with a ...

NASA has identified asteroid 2024 WG3, a 120-foot space rock, approaching Earth on December 7. Travelling at 23,260 km/h, it poses no threat but highlights asteroid monitoring's importance.

Asteroid 2025 AB, a 42-foot Near-Earth ... Apollo, and Amor—based on their perihelion distance (q), aphelion distance (Q), and semi-major axes (a). 2025 AB belongs to the Aten class of asteroids.

NASA alerts about asteroid 2024 KN1, the size of an 88-ft airplane, approaching Earth on June 23, 2024, at 11:39 PM IST. ... This asteroid, part of the Amor group, ...