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What if a giant asteroid had not wiped out the dinosaurs?
"Many of them had feathers, [so] they could insulate themselves just like mammals can," Brusatte said. In addition, some ...
Saturday Citations: Rising probability of an asteroid strike; rainforest resilience; animal consciousness
University of Ferrerra researchers reported on the evolution of European skin, eye and hair pigmentation over the last 45,000 ...
NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
A desperate, futile dash under a flaming sky: Min-by-min breakdown of what would happen if looming asteroid hit London
IT starts with a glimmer in the sky – just a pinprick of light, barely distinguishable from the stars. But this is no distant ...
Likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Colliding with Earth Keeps Changing — But It Remains Big Enough to Destroy a City
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large enough to destroy an entire city — has a 0.28% chance of colliding with ...
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Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
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 ...