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12/22/2024 07:43:23 pm

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Doomed

NASA, FEMA Simulate Asteroid Strike on Los Angeles; Agree on the Best Option for Survival

The scenario was based on the premise an asteroid discovered this year would hit the Earth with certainty in four years' time.

One-eyed dwarf

Dawn to Continue Orbiting Ceres; NASA Rejects Option to Explore 145 Adeona

Ceres has already been mapped and there are few signs of scientifically interesting changes in Ceres.

NASA Reassess Disintegrating 'Larsen B' Ice Shelf in Antarctica; 10,000 Years Old Bridge May be History

The Larsen B ice shelf which started disintegrating in 2002 has worried the NASA scientists once again. The remnant spread in 625 square mile area is 1640 feet thick at its thickest point and has acted as a bridge between glacial ice and the ocean surface for over 10000 years. However, research has pointed out that it is disintegrating at a break neck speed and could be gone in a matter of a few decades.

Machine Learning Astronomy

Astronomers Use 'Machine Learning' to Better Understand Stars

Astronomers will use this technique to collect information on billions of stars.

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