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Why Mumbai Is Being Linked To 'City Killer' Asteroid: All You Need To Know
Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a close flyby on December 22, 2032.
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How NASA Plans To Stop 'City-Killer' Asteroid
International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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Explained: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid 2024 YR4
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.
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This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.
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Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
In 2022, Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants to discover and name new asteroids.
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A "City Killer" Asteroid Approaching Earth: All You Need To Know About It
Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
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Asteroid City Review: Playful And Profound, A Wes Anderson Film In Every Respect
Asteroid City Review: Scarlett Johansson stands out with a finely-tuned performance. The film has a host of other delightful turns, most notably from Bryan Cranston.
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Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City
Asteroid City writer-director Wes Anderson claims that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on its filmmaking process. "Writing it during this pandemic, in the middle of the most locked-down lockdown, we were not sure we would ever go out again — so I think that's sorta in it,” he said at Cannes Film Festival. Asteroid City is set in a remote de...
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Giant Asteroid To Fly Close To Earth Tomorrow, Has The Potential To Wipe Out A City
Astronomers with the International Asteroid Warning Network are using this close approach to learn as much as possible about 2023 DZ2 in a short time period.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower To Be Witnessed In These Indian Cities Today
The Lyrid meteors according to NASA have been observed for the last 2,700 years and are well known to leave behind glowing dust trails and streaks in the night sky as they pass through.
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Killer Asteroids Abound. NASA Is Ready To Do Something About It
On a winter morning in 2013, a meteor the size of a four-story building screamed across the country, exploding near the city of Chelyabinsk and injuring more than 1,600 people amid widespread property damage.
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Asteroid Twice the Size of Big Ben to Skim Past Earth Today
Flying towards the planet at a speed of over 61,500 miles per hour, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) is big enough to destroy an entire city if collides with the Earth.
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Asteroid Collision With Earth Inevitable, Say Experts
An asteroid strike on Earth is just a matter of time and it could destroy major cities, experts have said. According to Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's University Belfast in Britain, it is a case of when an asteroid collision will happen, rather than if it will happen.
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Delhi School Students 'Discover' Two Asteroids
Two new asteroids have been discovered by a team of students from two schools in Delhi as part of a nationwide campaign.
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1,000-Feet Wide 'Beast' Near Earth Tomorrow
It is time to thank your stars. A 1,000-feet wide "beast" at a speed of 50,400 km per hour - that could wipe out an entire city - will come within a range of a million miles of earth on Sunday.
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Why Mumbai Is Being Linked To 'City Killer' Asteroid: All You Need To Know
Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a close flyby on December 22, 2032.
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How NASA Plans To Stop 'City-Killer' Asteroid
International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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Explained: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid 2024 YR4
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.
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This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
NASA has detected an asteroid called 2024 YR4, which has a 1 in 83 chance of impacting Earth in 2032, potentially releasing 8 megatons of energy and devastating a major city, although it's too small to end human civilization.
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Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
In 2022, Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants to discover and name new asteroids.
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A "City Killer" Asteroid Approaching Earth: All You Need To Know About It
Some asteroids are given the title of "city killers" because they are capable of destroying an entire city if they collide with an inhabited part of Earth.
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Asteroid City Review: Playful And Profound, A Wes Anderson Film In Every Respect
Asteroid City Review: Scarlett Johansson stands out with a finely-tuned performance. The film has a host of other delightful turns, most notably from Bryan Cranston.
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Cannes 2023: Wes Anderson Says Pandemic Lockdown Helped Inspire Asteroid City
Asteroid City writer-director Wes Anderson claims that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on its filmmaking process. "Writing it during this pandemic, in the middle of the most locked-down lockdown, we were not sure we would ever go out again — so I think that's sorta in it,” he said at Cannes Film Festival. Asteroid City is set in a remote de...
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Giant Asteroid To Fly Close To Earth Tomorrow, Has The Potential To Wipe Out A City
Astronomers with the International Asteroid Warning Network are using this close approach to learn as much as possible about 2023 DZ2 in a short time period.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower To Be Witnessed In These Indian Cities Today
The Lyrid meteors according to NASA have been observed for the last 2,700 years and are well known to leave behind glowing dust trails and streaks in the night sky as they pass through.
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Killer Asteroids Abound. NASA Is Ready To Do Something About It
On a winter morning in 2013, a meteor the size of a four-story building screamed across the country, exploding near the city of Chelyabinsk and injuring more than 1,600 people amid widespread property damage.
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Asteroid Twice the Size of Big Ben to Skim Past Earth Today
Flying towards the planet at a speed of over 61,500 miles per hour, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) is big enough to destroy an entire city if collides with the Earth.
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Asteroid Collision With Earth Inevitable, Say Experts
An asteroid strike on Earth is just a matter of time and it could destroy major cities, experts have said. According to Alan Fitzsimmons from Queen's University Belfast in Britain, it is a case of when an asteroid collision will happen, rather than if it will happen.
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Delhi School Students 'Discover' Two Asteroids
Two new asteroids have been discovered by a team of students from two schools in Delhi as part of a nationwide campaign.
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1,000-Feet Wide 'Beast' Near Earth Tomorrow
It is time to thank your stars. A 1,000-feet wide "beast" at a speed of 50,400 km per hour - that could wipe out an entire city - will come within a range of a million miles of earth on Sunday.
