Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
The Hindu5 天
Earth’s oldest yet impact crater found in Australia, where geologists hoped it would be
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the ...
Dodging Doomsday: NASA’s $1.4 billion telescope will hunt city-killing asteroids, prevent ...
Surveyor, a $1.4-billion infrared telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth.
Forbes4 天
As The ‘GTA 6’ Meteor Looms, Publishers Are Fleeing The Impact Zone
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.
Worcester Magazine4 天
Woo! Science: Asteroids, satellites and a sneaky solar eclipse are what's 'up'
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
Ukrainians seethe as Trump cuts impact abducted Ukrainian kids
U.S. President Donald Trump suspended funding for a Yale University research project into Russia's abduction of children from ...
Arizona Daily Star4 天
Tucson astronomer: Media frenzy about unlikely asteroid impact created real fear
The asteroid initially had an approximate 3% chance for impact with Earth, but that recently dropped to less than 0.0017% in new calculations by NASA making it negligible. “It’s really easy to ...