Asteroid 2024 YR - How the powerful James Webb Space telescope is helping NASA monitor space rock
On the Webb telescope, 18 hexagonal mirrors combine to form a massive primary mirror that is 21 feet (6.5 meters) across. The ...
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Christopher Nolan, Sydney Sweeney And A24 Are Starting A New Movie Trend, And We're Totally Here For It
Stories are what the entertainment industry is built on. Usually, they all follow the heroes’ journey; a set path that the ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according to the European Space Agency.
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Video shows what could happen if 'city-killer' asteroid hits Earth in 2032
Video shows what could happen if 'city-killer' asteroid hits Earth in 2032.
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NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up
Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according to the European Space Agency.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of hitting Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has the potential for city-level devastation ...
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Terrifying interactive map reveals exactly what will happen if the 'city-destroying' asteroid hits the UK in 2032
It might sound like a scene right out of the latest science-fiction blockbuster. But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December 2 ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
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Scientists Find ‘Mirror Life’ Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu
The asteroid also contained 19 amino acids that don’t encode any proteins known to life on Earth. Surprisingly, some of these amino acids exist in a mirror world. Amino acids on Earth are only ...
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Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting earth increase
The asteroid, described as a potential "city-killer," was initially detected in December and its likelihood of impacting Earth has increased slightly, according to the European Space Agency.