UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
The asteroid named YR4 has a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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This is the likelihood that an asteroid could strike Earth in the next decade
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.ABC News - 2d -
Asteroid triggers global defence plan amid chance of collision with Earth in 2032
Hundred-metre wide asteroid rises to top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December by automated telescope. A 100 metre-wide asteroid has triggered global planetary defence procedures for ...The Guardian - 4d -
NASA finds key ingredients of life in asteroid samples
Scientists reported this week that asteroid samples taken from a distant asteroid known as Bennu were found to contain key organic molecules necessary to sustain life. CBS News space consultant ...CBS News - 4d -
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small
Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.The New York Times - 4d -
Asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists
Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.BBC News - 5d -
Neymar reportedly working on move to rejoin boyhood club Santos as chance at MLS transfer takes hit
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Trudeau hits back at Trump on Canada annexation: 'There isn't a snowball's chance in hell'
Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit back Tuesday at President-elect Trump over his threats to annex America's northern neighbor. “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Federal Agencies are too powerful. 2025 is Congress’ chance to bring them back down to Earth.
Congress has the power to legislate, but federal agencies have mistakenly assumed that power, resulting in an expansion of the administrative state and increased regulatory costs.The Hill - Jan. 5
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