North Jeolla province in South Korea has been selected over Seoul to bid for hosting the 2036 Summer Olympics. The province plans to focus on cost-effective and eco-friendly games. Competing against ...

South Korea's North Jeolla province was chosen as the country's candidate in the bid to host the 2036 summer Olympics on Friday, beating capital Seoul 49-11 in a vote by representatives from the ...

In 2029, a giant asteroid named Apophis will zoom past Earth, coming crazy close—closer than some satellites! Scientists say it won’t hit us (phew!), but the encounter could still be wild.

March 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's North Jeolla province was chosen as the country's candidate in the bid to host the 2036 summer Olympics on Friday, beating capital Seoul 49-11 in a vote by ...

Last November, India submitted a 'Letter of Intent' to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games, to the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Future Host Commission, taking the first concrete ...

So willEurope's planned early warning mission NEOMIR, he added. The last time an asteroid bigger than 30 metres wide posed such a significant risk was Apophis in 2004, when it briefly had a 2.7 ...

A similar scenario unfolded in 2004 with Apophis, an asteroid initially projected to have a 2.7% chance of striking Earth in 2029. Further observations ruled out an impact. NASA did note ...

The last time was about 20 years ago, with the asteroid Apophis in 2004, which reached a couple of percent for a brief period in time before the uncertainty region could be constrained.

The latest update has resulted in the probability of a potential collision with the city-destroying space rock surpassing the threat once posed by 99942 Apophis, aka the ‘God of Chaos’ asteroid.

The risk of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth at the end of 2032 has increased again, according to NASA data. Latest calculations have shown a 3.1% chance of the space rock making impact in just ...