Astronomers have identified a danger zone from which potentially devastating asteroids can "sneak up" on Earth undetected.
The Nasa-funded scientists found that celestial objects approaching from the east in the night-time sky can appear stationary due to a quirk of the Earth's daily rotation and its journey around the sun.
Asteroid twice the size of Empire State Building projected to pass Earth next week
NASA says an asteroid twice as big as the Empire State Building is projected to pass by Earth sometime next week.
The asteroid is estimated to be one kilometer (3,451 feet) wide, twice the size of the Empire State Building, which is 1,454 feet wide.
NASA DART Spacecraft Captures Epic Celestial View 2 Million Miles Away From Earth; When Will It
After its launch last November, the NASA DART spacecraft has captured an epic celestial view which is 2 million miles away from Earth.
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft has opened its eye and transmitted its first photographs from orbit last December 2021.
Leonardo DiCaprio Weighs In On Netflix’s Wild Don’t Look Up Ending, And Why It Needed
A lot has been said about Don’t Look Up since it hit Netflix late last year. While some enjoyed it, others felt the film's execution wasn't worthy of its A-list cast.
Don’t Look Up follows two astronomers, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence) on their frantic mission to notify the world that a massive asteroid is heading straight for Earth .
Billionaires take the risks | News, Sports, Jobs - Weirton Daily Times
In October, Capt. Kirk, William Shatner, age 90, finally made it to space for real, as a passenger aboard Jeff Bezos’ rocket, Blue Origin. Celebrity former athlete Michael Strahan has followed.
Some feel the private space race of the three super-billionaires–Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson–is somehow wrong, indicating outrageous levels of inequality and unfairness.
End of the world warning as scientists fear sixth mass extinction in progress | Science | News -
To date, the Earth has had five mass extinction events, with the most famous one being the giant asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The devastation caused by the asteroid was historic.
Now, scientists have found evidence the sixth mass extinction event is currently underway, based on a comprehensive study on biodiversity loss of the Earth.
Ben Affleck's kids love Armageddon — even though 'they relentlessly mock it' | EW.com
Ben Affleck has more than 75 acting credits to his name, but there's only one that his kids can (mostly) agree on: Armageddon .
Despite negative reviews, the 1998 disaster blockbuster about a ragtag group of deep-core drillers tasked with stopping a gigantic asteroid from destroying Earth became the highest-grossing film of that year, and helped cement Affleck's status as a leading man in the role of A.J.
Researchers sequence the quinoa genome, and introduce crop hybrids to developing nations - Verve
Perhaps that’s why quinoa is called the miracle grain. Not only is the tiny, circular seed rich in protein, dietary fiber and B vitamins, but varieties of the crop like those being developed at BYU can also grow just about anywhere—salty soils, dry soils, high altitudes.
