Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
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What would happen if the OSIRIS-REx asteroid Bennu smashed into Earth in 2182?
Scientists simulated what would happen if a medium-size asteroid were to strike Earth. One of those space rocks, asteroid ...
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Double Major Asteroid Collisions 35 Million Years Ago Didn’t Change Earth's Climate Long Term
Two asteroids that were almost as big fell to Earth 35.65 million years ago, but their effect was very different. Despite the devastation, it appears that they cause no long-term changes to the ...
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 went up, but as expected: What to know about YR4
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.
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What Killed the Dinosaurs?
Scientists calculate that it was blasted into Earth by a 10-kilometer-wide ... the impact that created this crater occurred 65 million years ago. The date corresponds perfectly to the date of ...
NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end
(THE CONVERSATION) The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects – some of which could strike the Earth – ended its mission and burned on reentering the ...