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Chelyabinsk + 10: The anniversary of the day the sky exploded over Russia

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This article was originally published in the Bad Astronomy Newsletter by Phil Plait, an astronomer and science communicator, as well as a friend of Asteroid Day. He writes his Bad…

Asteroid Season! Writing on Substack

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This article was originally published in the Bad Astronomy Newsletter by Phil Plait, an astronomer and science communicator, as well as a friend of Asteroid Day. He writes his Bad…

The Virtual Telescope – Gianluca Masi

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Gianluca Masi is an esteemed member of our ADLIVE host community. He is an astrophysicist with a Ph.D. in Astronomy and a dedicated science communicator. In 2006, he started the…

Jan Woerner Talks About the Space Agency of the Future

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A7BEFjqo7c Head of the European Space Agency Dr. Jan Woerner talks about the space agency of the future in this clip from Asteroid Day LIVE. This is part of a…

Chicxulub ‘dinosaur’ crater drill project declared a success

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Inspecting core samples (sedimentary & impact breccia – which is a hybrid, including granite). The project’s two lead scientists, Professor Joanna Morgan from Imperial College London and Dr Sean Gulick…