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Monsters, Vampires, Asteroids: New Conspiracy Theories On End Of The World
From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance.
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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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Space Scientists Spot "Planet Killer" Asteroid That May Threaten Earth
With the use of a cutting-edge tool on the Victor M Blanco telescope in Chile, the "planet killer" known as 2022 AP7 and two additional near-Earth asteroids were identified.
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"Potentially Hazardous" Asteroid Discovered, Said To Be Largest In 8 Years
An international team of astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision.
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Asteroids Hiding in Plain Sight Can Now Be Spotted Using New Algorithm THOR
Researchers working closely with the University of Washington have developed a novel algorithm — known as Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery, or THOR — to find and track asteroids that could possess killer impact for our planet. The algorithm has now proved its usefulness by detecting the first candidate asteroids.
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Mammals Needed Muscles More Than Brain After Asteriod Doomed Dinosaurs
In the aftermath of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that doomed the dinosaurs, it appears that brawn was more important than brains for the mammals that managed to survive the calamity and conquer a changed world.
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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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Monsters, Vampires, Asteroids: New Conspiracy Theories On End Of The World
From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance.
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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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Space Scientists Spot "Planet Killer" Asteroid That May Threaten Earth
With the use of a cutting-edge tool on the Victor M Blanco telescope in Chile, the "planet killer" known as 2022 AP7 and two additional near-Earth asteroids were identified.
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"Potentially Hazardous" Asteroid Discovered, Said To Be Largest In 8 Years
An international team of astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of a large asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth, creating a small chance far in the future of a catastrophic collision.
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Asteroids Hiding in Plain Sight Can Now Be Spotted Using New Algorithm THOR
Researchers working closely with the University of Washington have developed a novel algorithm — known as Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery, or THOR — to find and track asteroids that could possess killer impact for our planet. The algorithm has now proved its usefulness by detecting the first candidate asteroids.
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Mammals Needed Muscles More Than Brain After Asteriod Doomed Dinosaurs
In the aftermath of the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that doomed the dinosaurs, it appears that brawn was more important than brains for the mammals that managed to survive the calamity and conquer a changed world.
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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.
