#Asteroid discovered only two hours before Earth impact

#Asteroid discovered only two hours before Earth impact

“Asteroid discovered only two hours before Earth impact” An asteroid was recently discovered just two hours before it struck Earth’s atmosphere. On March 11, Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky from the Konkoly Observatory near Budapest uncovered a small asteroid heading towards our planet. Designated 2022 EB5, the small rocky object impacted Earth just north of Iceland….

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#NASA spacecraft expected to find over 12,000 planets by 2024

#NASA spacecraft expected to find over 12,000 planets by 2024

“NASA spacecraft expected to find over 12,000 planets by 2024” NASA has discovered thousands of new planets to date – and there are plenty more where they came from. According to scientists, the agency’s exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS will uncover upwards of 12,000 exoplanets by 2024. Launched four years ago, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)…

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#Prehistoric ‘vampire’ squid named after President Biden

#Prehistoric ‘vampire’ squid named after President Biden

“Prehistoric ‘vampire’ squid named after President Biden” A rare prehistoric “vampire squid” has been renamed — after President Biden. Syllipsimopodi bideni, an “incredibly rare” fossil, had been sitting in a drawer at a Canadian university for decades before one curious scientist took a closer look — and decided to name it for the 46th president….

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#Baby ‘thriving’ after one-of-a-kind heart transplant

#Baby ‘thriving’ after one-of-a-kind heart transplant

“Baby ‘thriving’ after one-of-a-kind heart transplant” Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a first-of-its-kind heart transplant — one that came with a bonus technique to try to help prevent rejection of the new organ. The thymus plays a critical role in building the immune system. Doctors have wondered if implanting some thymus…

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