Newly-discovered ‘city killer’ asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, may strike Earth in December 22, 2032, according to Nasa. Just in time for Christmas. The space rock is between 130 feet and 330 feet long, so about the size of ...
Stock market today: Asia shares mostly rise while some regional markets stay closed for holidays
Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first ...
Kumbh Mela stampede latest: Probe ordered after 30 deaths at world’s largest religious festival in India
The Uttar Pradesh government has ordered a judicial probe into the deaths of at least 30 people in stampedes at India ’s Kumbh Mela festival, where millions of Hindu devotees gathered for a ritual ...
The oceanic plate between Arabian and Eurasian continental plates is breaking away
An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how much the surface ...