Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...
Investigation into Pearson airport crash continues to delay flights
Delays continue at Toronto's Pearson airport as investigators begin to analyze the voice and data recorders of the plane that ...
The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old funeral effigy head to find out how medieval craftsman made it so lifelike
The effigy rested atop Henry's coffin during his funeral in 1509. The head is all that survives after the body was destroyed ...
Impact ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have on Earth
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...
NASA says ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth
The one silver lining is that Dr. Rankin’s forecast is slightly less dire than current estimates, which assert that YR4 has a 2.3 per cent chance of hitting our planet, putting it at the top of NASA’s ...
Chilling simulation shows damage asteroid that could hit Earth in seven years would do on impact
A potentially dangerous asteroid is being closely monitored by NASA with there being a small chance of it hitting Earth in ...
Chilling animations depict effect ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have on Earth — as experts warn moon also in danger
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...
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Astronomers, scientists reveal chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth
Deflection efforts “might not be able to stop 2024 YR4,” cautioned Robin George Andrews, a London volcanologist and author, ...
3D model visualises what an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 would look like
YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the ...
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Palm-sized resilient robot fleet could help in rescue ops, landmine clearance
Markus Nemitz and his team at Tufts University have developed soft-jointed robots using 3D printing, realizing a long-term research goal.
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
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