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Asteroid hit North Sea: Has the 20-year mystery of Silverpit Crater in 'world’s most dangerous sea' finally been solved?

A long-standing scientific debate over a mysterious crater beneath the North Sea has finally been resolved. New research has confirmed that the Silverpit Crater was formed by a massive asteroid impact ...
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Scientists say you can finally relax a bit about doomsday asteroid impacts

NASA has concluded that asteroid 2024 YR4, the space rock that briefly alarmed planetary scientists after its discovery in late 2024, poses no significant threat to Earth in 2032 or beyond. The ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Astronomers Are Preparing For The "Most Energetic Lunar Impact Witnessed In Human History"

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Scientists reveal massive asteroid hit the North Sea and triggered a 330-foot tsunami

A long-running dispute about the origin of a North Sea crater has finally been settled, as new research finds a massive asteroid hit the water and triggered a towering tsunami millions of years ago.
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Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...
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NASA pulls off mini ‘Armageddon’ test run, alters asteroid’s path

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun, findings that could help divert a future incoming ...