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Louisiana fossils reveal mosasaur life before dinosaur-killing asteroid impact

Millions of years before jazz filled New Orleans streets or fishing boats were harvesting shrimp in the Gulf, Louisiana was ...
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You're More Likely to Die From an Asteroid Than Rabies, Scientists Find

The bad news is that death by asteroid impact is more likely to happen to you than death by rabies. The worse news is that ...

Scientists reveal how likely you are to be killed by an asteroid

The researchers used NASA data to work out that there is a one in 156,000 chance of an individual being killed by an asteroid ...

A massive 130-foot asteroid to zoom past Earth today, NASA confirms

NASA confirmed asteroid 2025 OT4 is now approaching Earth. The space rock measures around 130 feet in diameter. It will fly ...
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Are You More Likely To Be Killed By An Elephant Or An Asteroid? Science Now Has The Answer

In a new paper, to get a better grasp on the risk of an asteroid impact and put it in context with other risks, astronomers ...

Shocking Study Shows You're More Likely To Die From An Asteroid Than Rabies

A new study finds that dying from an asteroid impact is more likely than dying from rabies, though both are rare. The ...

First asteroid sightings push Hera's camera to the limit

Otero and (18805) Kellyday. Though distant and faint, the early observations serve as both a successful instrument test and a demonstration of agile spacecraft operations that could prove useful for ...

NASA says a plane-sized asteroid will pass Earth next week. Here's what to know.

NASA experts explain why a passing asteroid isn't cause for concern, while revealing how often Earth encounters space rocks ...
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Small Asteroid Captured Hours Prior To Earth Impact

Small asteroid 2022 EB5 impacted Earth was discovered by Krisztián Sárneczky using the 0.60-m Schmidt telescope at Konkoly ...

The asteroid that will spare Earth might hit the moon instead. What happens if it does?

Asteroid 2024 YR4, which once appeared to be on a collision course with Earth, may hit the moon, which could create some ...
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NASA says 170-foot asteroid OT7 will safely fly past Earth on August 5

Asteroid OT7 to Pass Earth on August 5 at Tremendous Speed A large asteroid, named 2025 OT7, is set to safely pass by Earth on August 5, according to official space tracking reports. The asteroid is ...
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How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

Any uncertainty in the calculation of the object’s orbit causes variations in the predicted solution. Instead of one precise ...