SPACE HAZARDS

Oct 31 2025SCIENCE

Space Rocks and Nuclear Tests: How the World is Getting Ready

The International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) has kicked off a special mission. They're focusing on a comet called 3I/ATLAS. This mission is all about tracking this space rock with extreme precision. It's like a big practice run to see how well the world can spot and follow objects from space. At the same time, the U. S. has a plan for protecting Earth from spac...

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Jul 01 2025SCIENCE

The Tunguska Event: A Century-Old Cosmic Mystery

On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion rocked the skies over Siberia, flattening over 830 square miles of forest. This event, known as the Tunguska event, remains the largest asteroid-related blast in recorded history. Today, June 30 is celebrated as International Asteroid Day to raise awareness about the potential dangers of asteroids. NASA's Operational Land Imager...

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