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Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit
The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less ...
Live Science17h
'If it weren't for that asteroid, they might still share this planet': Dinosaurs weren't doomed before the asteroid hit, new study suggests
The dinosaurs were not in decline before the asteroid hit, a new study finds. Instead, poor fossilization conditions and ...
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
Daily Mail5d
'City-destroying' asteroid sparks global alert as NASA warns there's a 4% chance it will hit the MOON in 2032
However, new direct measurements show that the space rock is really 60 metres (200 feet) in diameter - about the height of a 15-story building. Were an asteroid of this size to hit the Earth ...
Webb Zooms In on Building-Sized Asteroid Once Feared to Hit Earth – And It’s Stranger Than Expected
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope took a close look at asteroid 2024 YR4, which was once thought to be on a potential ...
NASA catches a glimpse of 'city-killer' asteroid before it disappears until 2028
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
AOL5d
‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course toward the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
Previous reports also were off about the asteroid’s size, claiming it would have a diameter between 40 and 90 meters, however, Rivkin’s study determined a more exact measurement of 60 meters ...
New York Post5d
‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
Previous reports also were off about the asteroid’s size, claiming it would have a diameter between 40 and 90 meters, however, Rivkin’s study determined a more exact measurement of 60 meters ...