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As Expected, the Threat from 2024 YR4 has Essentially Dropped to Zero

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New information is pushing Asteroid 2024 YR4 off of our front pages. Initial estimates gave it a 2.8% chance of striking Earth in 2032. Now, the European Space Agency says the chance of it striking our planet is down to a paltry 0.001%. Scientists dislike expressing things in absolute terms because Nature can make fools … Read more

Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: ‘You’re essentially looking at its fossil record’

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Scientists have discovered that some supermassive black holes rotate much more rapidly than expected. The discovery came as the result of a new form of “black hole archeology” that links black hole spins to the gas and dust they have consumed to grow over 7 billion years of cosmic history. The findings, courtesy of the … Read more