On April 13, 2036, the asteroid 99942 Apophis will strike the earth with a probability of about

1:5900. Apophis, which is about 320 m in diameter and has an approximate mass of
4.6×1010 kg, would have the effect of a 880 megaton explosion if it hit; for comparison, Krakotoa
was about 200 megatons.
The asteroid named 2023 SP1 will be zipping along at about 11.79 kmph and measures
roughly 244 metres across, or roughly the size of a US football stadium, according to NASA.
According to a web page on NASA's jet propulsion laboratory (JPL), the asteroid will next fly by
Earth on October 7, 2027.
Apophis is named for the demon serpent who personified evil and chaos in ancient Egyptian
mythology.
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid, at least 1 kilometer wide, that could hit Earth in 2028. The
orbit of the massive asteroid, known as 1997 XF11, was posted today on the Internet by the
International Astronomical Union.
Novel warnings: Severe Geomagnetic storm impacting Earth from 10 to 12 May 2024. Solar
Flare on May 10 2024, image courtesy of NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. Since decades
ago, astronomers and astrophysicists have been carrying out research to understand the
dynamics of the Sun.
Without the moon to help stabilize the planet, the fluctuation could be much larger. Without the
moon, experts estimate the Earth's tilt could increase as high as 45°. That means the planet
would be spinning on its side, like Uranus does. This would have significant impacts on life on
Earth.
It is the pull of the Moon's gravity on the Earth that holds our planet in place. Without the Moon
stabilising our tilt, it is possible that the Earth's tilt could vary wildly. It would move from no tilt
(which means no seasons) to a large tilt (which means extreme weather and even ice ages).
Mark your calendars for April 13, 2029, when the asteroid Apophis (officially tagged as Apophis
99942) will make a dramatic flyby, skimming past Earth at a distance of just about 18,640 miles.
To put that in perspective, the moon hangs out at a comfy 238,855 miles away from us.
These and other factors suggest that 2024 could see even more extreme weather and climate
impacts than 2023, as humans continue to pour heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
Apophis was first discovered in 2004 and right away it was an object of interest. It's about 1,100
feet across, not large enough to be a planet killer but large enough to deliver an incredibly bad
day if it hit us.
Apophis is a peanut-shaped space rock spanning around 1,100 feet (340 meters) across that
was left behind by the formation of the solar system around 4.6 billion years ago. The chunky
space rock is not hefty enough to be considered a "planet killer" asteroid but is large enough to
wipe out a large city.
The current known asteroid count is at least 1,351,400. Most of this ancient space rubble can be
found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt.
These could range in size from a few feet across (asteroids like this hit Earth about once a
fortnight), to “city killers” more than 140 in diameter, or one-kilometre-across “planet killers”,
which would cause widespread destruction and even extinction-level events.
A 1-kilometer asteroid or comet impacts Earth, on average every 500,000 years. Asteroids or
comets larger than 10-kilometers (6-miles) are potentially 'planet killing' asteroids, like the
asteroid that struck ~65 million years ago killing off the dinosaurs and much of the other life
forms on Earth.
While Jupiter may be our planetary guardian angel, protecting us from harm, gas giants in other
solar systems might actually wreak havoc on other exoplanets nearby. In our solar system,
Jupiter's huge gravitational field deflects comets and asteroids away from our delicate, rocky
home planet.
In our own solar system, Jupiter, with its enormous gravitational field, plays an important
protective role. By deflecting comets and asteroids that might otherwise hit Earth, Jupiter has
helped to create a more stable environment for life to evolve here.
In fact, if Jupiter were about 80 times more massive, the pressure and temperature at the center
would be high enough for nuclear fusion to ignite, and the planet would become a star.
On April 13, 2029, the space rock is scheduled to approach Earth, coming within 20,000 miles
(32,000 kilometers) of our planet's surface. The event will mark the closest Earth flyby of an
asteroid of this size that scientists managed to forewarn.
Within Greek mythology, Uranus was the primordial sky god, who was ultimately succeeded by
Zeus, who ruled the celestial realm atop Mount Olympus. In contrast to the celestial Olympians
was the chthonic deity Hades, who ruled the underworld, and Poseidon, who ruled the sea.
Jupiter. Jupiter is just a ball of gas, so you would never “land” there. The gases inside this
planet are very pressurized, so you would get crushed in less than 1 second.
Thanks to additional observations of Apophis, the risk of an impact in 2029 was later ruled out,
as was the potential impact risk posed by another close approach in 2036. Until March 2021,
however, a small chance of impact in 2068 still remained.
In the year 3000, humans will exist in a world transformed by advanced technologies, AI, and
robotics. They will possess enhanced physical and mental capabilities, coexisting and
collaborating with intelligent machines.
In 2050, the world will be vastly different from what we know today, as a result of the integration
of whole range of technologies, including: quantum computing, metaverse, augmented reality,
nanotechnology, human brain-computer interfaces, driverless technology, artificial intelligence,
workplace automation, robotics ...
In 2026, NASA is expected to launch the Artemis III mission, which will land astronauts near the
south pole of the Moon.
Prabal Saxena, a planetary researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, told
Space.com that microbial life could potentially survive in the harsh conditions of the
environment—a region of the moon where humans have yet to set foot.
No Immediate Blackout: Light travels at a finite speed (299,792 km/s). It takes sunlight roughly 8
minutes to reach Earth. So, despite the sun's disappearance, we'd experience sunlight for
another 8 minutes before plunging into darkness. Temporary Night: For 5 seconds, Earth would
be cloaked in darkness.
Panspermia (from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pan) 'all', and σπέρμα (sperma) 'seed') is the hypothesis
that life exists throughout the Universe, distributed by space dust, meteoroids, asteroids,
comets, and planetoids, as well as by spacecraft carrying unintended contamination by
microorganisms, known as directed panspermia.
DNA has survived spaceflights that have flown to space and returned to Earth. Scientists have
confirmed that DNA is durable enough to survive the conditions of space and even withstand
the extreme heat and pressures of entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Meteorites recovered in Antarctica and Australia lead scientists to believe DNA building blocks
exist in space. See how NASA's Michael Callahan led a team that found molecules on
meteorites that form the basis of DNA.
The space radiation did not affect sperm DNA or fertility after preservation on ISS, and many
genetically normal offspring were obtained without reducing the success rate compared to the
ground-preserved control. The results of ground x-ray experiments showed that sperm can be
stored for more than 200 years in space.
Let's say each human has around 10 trillion cells (this is actually a low ball estimate). This would
mean that each person has around 60 trillion feet or around 10 billion miles of DNA inside of
them. The Earth is about 93 million miles away from the sun. So your DNA could stretch to the
sun and back 61 times.
One of the most compelling pieces of evidence comes from astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent
nearly a year in space while his twin brother, Mark Kelly, remained on Earth. This unique
situation provided a rare opportunity to study the effects of space travel on the human body and
time perception.
And (again, generally), most of space has a lower gravity field than the surface of Earth, so in
most of space, time passes at a (slightly) faster rate than on the surface of Earth. For most of
space, one hour in space equals about 0.999999999 hour on Earth.
Sergei Krikalev spent more than 311 days in space amid the collapse of Soviet Union.
The crew, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev, arrived at the space
station on 7 June 1971, and departed on 29 June 1971. The mission ended in disaster when the
crew capsule depressurised during preparations for re-entry, killing the three-person crew.
Astronauts on the ISS experience both weaker gravity and higher velocity, resulting in slightly
slower ageing compared to people on Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) explained in a
tweet that “after spending six months on the ISS, astronauts have aged about 0.005 seconds
less than the rest of us.”
Then, of course, there was the Apollo 1 fire in January 1967, which killed astronauts Gus
Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee in a horrific manner. During a launch simulation, a stray
spark within the cabin of the grounded spacecraft, which was filled with pure oxygen, ignited.
Vladimir Komarov was the first astronaut who died directly in space. This was the first mission of
the Soviet Soyuz-1 spacecraft on 23rd April 1967.
Death. On 27 March 1968, while on a routine training flight from Chkalovsky air base, Gagarin
and flight instructor Vladimir Seryogin died when their MiG-15UTI crashed near the town of
Kirzhach. The bodies of Gagarin and Seryogin were cremated and their ashes interred in the
walls of the Kremlin.
Chief among the challenges astronauts face in the cosmos is one of our most necessary
functions: breathing. Oxygen doesn't really exist in space, which poses some obstacles for
longterm space travel. Luckily, a recent discovery might allow space explorers to breathe a little
easier.
1 year in space is equivalent to approximately 1 year on Earth. This is because the concept of
time remains the same regardless of whether you are in space or on Earth. However, it's
important to note that time can be affected by different factors in space, such as gravitational
fields and relative velocity
So, depending on our position and speed, time can appear to move faster or slower to us
relative to others in a different part of space-time. And for astronauts on the International Space
Station, that means they get to age just a tiny bit slower than people on Earth. That's because of
time-dilation effects.
Our first release for 2024 features HD 63433 d—the closest, young, Earth-sized planet
discovered to date! According to the discovery paper, this planet is located ~22 parsecs from
Earth and is the smallest confirmed planet with an age less than 500 Myr.
Recently discovered super-Earth might be habitable — and it could have a sibling. TOI-715 b is
particularly intriguing to researchers as a potentially rocky planet at just the right distance from
its star that it could host water on its surface.
To begin with, Kepler-452b is an exoplanet located 1,402 light-years away from Earth. Its
appearance is similar to Earth, having an atmosphere, water and land.
The best-established water worlds in the Solar System, other than the Earth, are Callisto,
Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, and Titan. Europa and Enceladus are considered among the
most compelling targets for exploration due to their comparatively thin outer crusts and
observations of cryovolcanism.
As for gravity, the three researchers behind the paper estimated that the maximum gravitational
field humans could survive long-term is 4.6 times the gravity on Earth. Additionally, the
researchers said it's much more practical to select an exoplanet that has a gravitational field
three to four times Earth's gravity
In July 2015, NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-452b, an exoplanet a little over 1½
times wider than Earth orbiting a G2-type star similar to our own Sun. Moreover, Kepler-452b's
orbit is located in the “Goldilocks Zone” of its star system where the temperature is just right for
liquid water to exist.
It might seem like a fantasy to float weightlessly through the air but practically, the human body
would go through negative change, such as muscle and bone atrophy while living in zero
gravity. Even the rivers, lakes and oceans on Earth wouldn't stand in zero gravity, without
which humans cannot survive.
Astronomers have discovered a “super-Earth,” or a world larger than our planet, orbiting a star
about 137 light-years away. A second planet, thought to be the size of Earth, may also be
orbiting the same star. The super-Earth exoplanet, known as TOI-715b, orbits a red dwarf star
that is cooler and smaller than our sun.
The text of the Book of Genesis says Enoch lived 365 years before he was taken by God. The
text reads that Enoch "walked with God: and he was no more; for God took him" (Gen 5:21–24),
which is interpreted as Enoch entering heaven alive in some Jewish and Christian traditions,
and interpreted differently in others.
EXCLUSIVE Scientist warns more powerful solar eruptions could hit Earth in 2025 - and cause
the worst geomagnetic storm in 165 years. While Earth mostly succeeded in weathering last
weekend's strong solar storm, experts have warned more powerful eruptions could continue to
strike until 2025.
We all know that major storms can wreak havoc, flooding cities and decimating infrastructure.
But there's an even bigger worry than wind and rain: space weather. If a massive solar storm hit
us, our technology would be wiped out. The entire planet could go dark.
Scientists anticipate heightened solar activity in the coming years, with the Sun reaching its
peak during the Solar Maximum cycle by 2025. NASA has reportedly got this information
regarding the solar storm via its Parker Solar probe.
These and other factors suggest that 2024 could see even more extreme weather and climate
impacts than 2023, as humans continue to pour heat-trapping greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere.
To date, more than 5,000 exoplanets have been discovered and are considered "confirmed" out
of the billions in our galaxy alone. There are thousands of other "candidate" exoplanet
detections that require further observations in order to say for sure whether or not the exoplanet
is real.
To date, no proof of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests
that during the ancient Noachian time period, the surface environment of Mars had liquid water
and may have been habitable for microorganisms, but habitable conditions do not necessarily
indicate life.
The idea of being alone in the universe is infinitesimally small. Our earth, over a trillion cubic
kilometres, is one of eight planets orbiting the sun, which is thousands of times larger.
According to NASA, there are probably THOUSANDS of solar systems in the milky way, the
galaxy we live in.
Kepler-452b (sometimes quoted to be an Earth 2.0 or Earth's Cousin based on its
characteristics; also known by its Kepler Object of Interest designation KOI-7016.01) is a super-
Earth exoplanet orbiting within the inner edge of the habitable zone of the sun-like star Kepler-
452 and is the only planet in the system
physicists believe the Big Bang created and stretched space itself, expanding the universe.
So far, what we can say with confidence is that travelling into the future is achievable, but
travelling into the past is either wildly difficult or absolutely impossible. Let's start with Albert
Einstein's theories of relativity, which set out a description of space, time, mass and gravity.
In space or on the Moon there is no atmosphere to scatter light. The light from the sun travels a
straight line without scattering and all the colors stay together. Looking toward the sun we thus
see a brilliant white light while looking away we would see only the darkness of empty space
The photos revealed a landscape full of riverbeds—evidence that the planet once had plenty of
liquid water, even though it's dry as a bone today. Since Mars doesn't have tectonic plates to
shift and bury the rock over time, ancient river tracks still lie on the surface like evidence
abandoned in a hurry
Mars is a planet with a very similar daily cycle to the Earth. Its sidereal day is 24 hours, 37
minutes and 22 seconds, and its solar day 24 hours, 39 minutes and 35 seconds. A Martian day
(referred to as “sol”) is therefore approximately 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth.
In mars a human would die in one minute or less. Even WITH protection it is difficult to live for
any length of time on Mars.
In 2020, data from NASA's SOFIA mission confirmed water exists in the sunlit area of the lunar
surface as molecules of H2O embedded within, or perhaps sticking to the surface of, grains of
lunar dust. Here is a brief history of the discoveries leading up to the confirmation of water on
the Moon.
Titan could potentially harbor environments with conditions suitable for life—meaning both life
as we know it (in the subsurface ocean) and life as we don't know it (in the hydrocarbon liquid
on the surface).
Earth's Moon has a core, mantle, and crust. The Moon's core is proportionally smaller than
other terrestrial bodies' cores. The solid, iron-rich inner core is 149 miles (240 kilometres) in
radius. It is surrounded by a liquid iron shell 56 miles (90 kilometres) thick.

Can empty space exist?

Quantum physics provides a surprising answer: No. Physicists have discovered that
quantum fields soak all of space and time, and these quantum fields give rise to the
particles of everyday life. But when left to their lonesome, the quantum fields have an
intrinsic energy, known as vacuum energy.

Can humans enter another galaxy?

For the moment, sending humans to the edge of interstellar space, let alone across the
cosmic void to other stars, remains firmly in the realm of science fiction. But scientists
and engineers are developing skills and technologies that might help us get there one
day.
Could a human travel to another galaxy?
Intergalactic distances are roughly a hundred-thousand fold (five orders of magnitude)
greater than their interstellar counterparts. The technology required to travel between
galaxies is far beyond humanity's present capabilities, and currently only the subject of
speculation, hypothesis, and science fiction.

What is killing the planet the most?

There are five key areas of pollution impacting the environment and pulling the future of
our planet into question: air, water, soil, light and noise. While all of these areas are
undeniably harmful to us, air, water and soil pollution post the biggest immediate threat

Are you afraid of the dark? Welcome to TrEs-2b, the planet of eternal night. The darkest planet
ever discovered orbiting a star, this alien world is less reflective than coal.
Mercury has the greatest percentage of oxygen in its atmosphere.
Description: 2007 FT3 is a so-called “lost” asteroid — it was first observed on March 20, 2007,
but today's observers can't find it anymore. According to some estimates, in October 2024,
there's a 1-in-11-million chance of this asteroid hitting the Earth.