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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance ...
When the Moon Plays Tricks: ALMA Reveals Cosmic Secrets
On the barren Chajnantor plateau, ALMA observes the depths of space, yet the rising Moon reminds us of home. Its seemingly ...
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Nine countries at risk of being struck by 'city-destroying' asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Expert who has written a book on how to defend Earth against asteroids suggested the possible way to protect ourselves is to ...
Chance of a Recently-Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Has More Than Doubled, According to NASA
The possibility of a recently-discovered asteroid striking Earth has doubled within the past several weeks, according to NASA ...
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This Newly Discovered Asteroid Could Impact Earth. Here's What to Know
It's not great news, but you still shouldn't panic about it: Astronomers spotted a near-Earth asteroid that has a roughly 1% ...
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Continent-size blobs in Earth's mantle are a billion years old, ancient crystals reveal
New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...
Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...
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See the sharpest observations ever captured from Earth’s surface by the Event Horizon Telescope
Revolutionary technique allows astronomers to capture incredibly high-resolution images of distant galaxies and supermassive black holes.
‘A Maze the Size of Earth’: New AI Tackles Math Problems That Take Millions of Steps
Specifically, the AI was able to make progress on a complex problem called the Andrews–Curtis conjecture, which has stumped ...
An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.