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Asteroid Apophis: a collision with Earth in 2068 cannot be ruled out
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November 1, 2020
Asteroid Apophis: a collision with Earth in 2068 cannot be ruled out
Discovered in 2004, (99942) Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid 320 m in diameter whose orbit causes it to cross that…
A collision between the Milky Way and a dwarf galaxy took place 3 billion years ago
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October 20, 2020
A collision between the Milky Way and a dwarf galaxy took place 3 billion years ago
Almost three billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy plunged into the center of the Milky Way and was torn apart…
X-ray detection persisting for several years after the first detection of a neutron star collision
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October 16, 2020
X-ray detection persisting for several years after the first detection of a neutron star collision
The year 2017 marked astrophysics with the first detection of gravitational waves from a collision of neutron stars using the…
International Space Station avoids possible collision with debris
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September 23, 2020
International Space Station avoids possible collision with debris
The International Space Station (ISS) had to maneuver Tuesday, September 22 to avoid a possible collision with a debris of…