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A team from the University of Bern and the National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS has developed a ...

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YR4 won't hit Earth, but scientists now estimate a 4% chance it could strike the Moon, possibly affecting space missions.

The asteroid, thought to be capable of levelling a city, set a new record in February for having the highest chance -- 3.1 ...

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Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...