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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
GRAND FORKS, ND — Astronomers have turned their high-powered telescopes toward a 100-meter wide asteroid hurtling in its orbit through the Milky Way galaxy and are hoping it doesn’t collide wi ...
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What If the Asteroid Belt Had Formed a Super-Earth? Scientists Reveal the Shocking Impact
A recent study models an alternate version of our solar system, one where an extra planet, rather than an asteroid belt, formed between Mars and Jupiter. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Could a giant planet ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit the Moon, raising concerns for future lunar missions; here’s what NASA says
Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses a potential risk to the Moon, with a 1.7% chance of collision despite Earth now being safe. If it impacts, it could form a large crater and create meteoroids, affecting ...
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How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as the so-called "city killer." "This one got a lot of attention because it rose to a threat level that we just have not seen ...
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Physicists Achieve Record-Breaking Electron Beam Power and Current at SLAC
SLAC team generates 100 kiloamps of electron current in a quadrillionth o Beam compression techniques push electron speeds to 99% of light Advancements could impact plasma research, chemistry, and ...
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NASA Warns Of Massive 160-ft Asteroid Zooming Toward Earth At 62,650 KMPH: How Close Will It Get?
NASA warns of asteroid 2025 DU2, a 160-ft space rock travelling at 62,650 km/h. An asteroid nearly the size of a 16-story building is hurtling toward Earth at a staggering speed of 62,650 km/h. Named ...
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Hope is all but lost for private asteroid probe in deep space — 'the chance of talking with Odin is minimal'
The first-ever private asteroid mission appears to be over, just a week or so after it left the ground. California startup AstroForge launched its Odin spacecraft on Feb. 26, on the same SpaceX ...
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An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being surprisingly likely to hit Earth in the next several years. After peaking at an impact likelihood of about 3%, additional data was ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses threat to Moon, NASA says chances of collision happens once 1,000 years. All details
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Asteroid 2024 YR4 might spare Earth but it poses a threat to Moon. The asteroid that had a good chance of crashing onto Earth, may well end up colliding with the moon. NASA has ...
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World’s Oldest Asteroid Crater Found in Australia
Credit: Graeme Churchard / CC BY 2.0 Researchers have confirmed the Yarrabubba crater in Australia as the oldest asteroid crater on Earth, dating back 2.229 billion years. This oldest asteroid impact ...
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MGTO and industry leaders promote Macau in the Middle East
On February 25 and 27, the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), along with Macau’s tourism representatives, visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Dubai, UAE, to promote Macau as an international ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 going to impact Earth and how much damage could it cause? NASA has the answer
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is between 40 and 90 meters in diameter, about the size of a large apartment block. The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December last year, is moving towards Earth. A NASA expert ...