‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat?
YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4, which threatened to hit Earth, could collide with the Moon
A new observation estimates that the space rock measures 60 meters and has a 2% chance of impacting the satellite ...
Enormous asteroid the size of Germany which would wipe out all life on earth if it hit
An asteroid discovered over 200 years ago which is roughly the size of Germany would have catastrophic consequences for life ...
Costa Rica's mudball meteorite: A cosmic survivor that avoided collisions in the pinball world of asteroids
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
Asteroid big enough to wipe out cities could still strike Moon creating major lunar impact
The asteroid is no longer considered a significant threat to Earth - but new calculations suggest a notable chance of a lunar ...
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SNAP decision will establish UofG as cutting-edge nano-analysis hub
A major new grant will help to establish the University of Glasgow as one of the UK’s leaders in atom-by-atom of analysis of ...