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NASA reveals strategy to protect Earth from asteroid threats: What you should know
NASA recently tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a 3 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. New data shows it's no longer a threat, but the incident highlights the need for strong ...
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Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains
A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.
BBC The One Show guest issues apology as remark leaves host Alex Jones speechless
The One Show presenters Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth Malone and Joel Dommett on Monday's instalment of the BBC show.
BBC The One Show guest apologises as eight-word comment leaves Alex Jones speechless
During the latest instalment of The One Show, hosts Alex Jones and Alex Scott spoke to Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Gareth Malone and Joel Dommett.
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5 of the Biggest Extraterrestrial Impacts That Moved Oceans and Made Moons
What are some of the largest extraterrestrial impacts to effect Earth? Learn what we’ve seen in history, and what is ...
NASA Tracking Building-Sized Asteroid Nearing Earth
NASA is closely monitoring a building-sized asteroid as it makes its closest approach to Earth today, among a group of five other space rocks passing by our planet over the next two days. The asteroid ...
Were dinosaurs headed for extinction even before massive asteroid strike? Scientists offer new clues
An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, ...
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370-Foot Asteroid Moving At 64,000 KMPH: Could It Hit Earth On April 11? NASA Shares Key Details
A massive asteroid, 2023 KU, will pass earth on Friday around 9.05 pm, said NASA, adding the 370 feet long asteroid travels ...
The Great Dinosaur Deception: Fossil Gaps Rewrite Extinction History
Dinosaurs may not have been declining before the asteroid impact after all – new research shows that the apparent drop in ...
NASA alert! A massive 370-ft asteroid as big as a 35-storey building set to pass Earth – know more about the speed and time
KU, comparable to a 35-story building, will safely pass Earth on April 11, 2025, at a distance twice that of the Moon. While ...
See what the asteroid that we thought might hit Earth looks like
This is a still from an animation showing asteroid 2024 YR4 as it passes by Earth and heads toward its potential impact with the Moon. This 3D shape of the asteroid was determined from data obtained ...