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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Life recovered rapidly at site of dino-killing asteroid. A hydrothermal system may have helped<br><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-04-life-recovered-rapidly-site-dino.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-04-life-rec</span><span class="invisible">overed-rapidly-site-dino.html</span></a> paper: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58112-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-025</span><span class="invisible">-58112-x</span></a></p><p>"the crater it left behind in the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/GulfOfMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfMexico</span></a> was a literal hotbed for life, enriching the overlying <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> for at least 700,000 years... a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/hydrothermal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydrothermal</span></a> system created by the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> impact may have helped marine life flourish at the impact site by generating and circulating nutrients in the crater environment."</p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.me.uk/@revk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>revk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ScienceAlert" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ScienceAlert</span></a></span> <br>Fail Safe.<br>👍🏻 😬 🌍 🪨<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StargateSG1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StargateSG1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stargate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stargate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SG1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SG1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meteorite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorite</span></a></p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 72 / 100 </p><p>Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4: Space Rock's Surprising Origin Story<br>The asteroid 2024 YR4, an object that garnered attention earlie...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/09/we-now-know-the-shape-of-notorious-asteroid-2024-yr4-that-dominated-headlines-recently-its-probably-suburban-too/?feed_id=923835&amp;_unique_id=67f5ff4a5e924" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/09/we-no</span><span class="invisible">w-know-the-shape-of-notorious-asteroid-2024-yr4-that-dominated-headlines-recently-its-probably-suburban-too/?feed_id=923835&amp;_unique_id=67f5ff4a5e924</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Featured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 45 / 100 </p><p>Study: Dinosaur Extinction Debate Reignited by Fossil Availability<br>A recent study suggests that dinosaurs were likely not in decline before a m...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/08/rethink-of-fossils-hints-dinosaurs-still-thrived-before-asteroid-hit/?feed_id=923749&amp;_unique_id=67f5eaa9bfd1f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/08/rethi</span><span class="invisible">nk-of-fossils-hints-dinosaurs-still-thrived-before-asteroid-hit/?feed_id=923749&amp;_unique_id=67f5eaa9bfd1f</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossil</span></a></p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 72 / 100 </p><p>Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4 Resembles Hockey Puck<br>CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Scientists have characterized asteroid 2024 YR4, once con...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/08/new-observations-show-the-asteroid-that-wont-hit-earth-resembles-a-spinning-hockey-puck/?feed_id=923416&amp;_unique_id=67f59a823893d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/08/new-o</span><span class="invisible">bservations-show-the-asteroid-that-wont-hit-earth-resembles-a-spinning-hockey-puck/?feed_id=923416&amp;_unique_id=67f59a823893d</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Featured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hockey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a></p>
Mary McIntyre Astronomy<p>This week <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Flora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flora</span></a> passes across <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NGC3628" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC3628</span></a> the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/HamburgerGalaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamburgerGalaxy</span></a> in the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/LeoTriplet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeoTriplet</span></a>. This video shows its position from 8th-13th April. The galaxy is faint so moonlight will make it difficult visually, but it's still a decent imaging target. This is just a line of sight effect! <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/AsteroidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsteroidTransit</span></a></p>
Mary McIntyre Astronomy<p>This week <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Flora" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flora</span></a> passes across <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/NGC3628" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC3628</span></a> the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/HamburgerGalaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HamburgerGalaxy</span></a> in the <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/LeoTriplet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeoTriplet</span></a>. This graphic shows its position from 9th-12th April. The galaxy is faint so moonlight will make it difficult visually, but it's still a decent imaging target. This is just a line of sight effect! <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/AsteroidTransit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsteroidTransit</span></a></p>
ntv Nachrichten - inoffiziellSchon länger streiten Wissenschaftler über das Aussterben der Dinosaurier: War ein Asteroideneinschlag schuld, oder ging es schon vorher bergab mit den berühmten Reptilien? Fehlende Fossilien zum Ende der Dino-Ära lassen Letzteres vermuten. Eine Studie bietet jedoch einen neuen Ansatz.<a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bildung</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Dinosaurier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dinosaurier</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Fossilien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilien</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Studien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Studien</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a><br><a href="https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Debatte-um-Aussterberisiko-Forscher-widerlegen-Dinosaurier-Mythos-article25688038.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debatte um Aussterberisiko: Forscher widerlegen Dinosaurier-Mythos</a>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️<p>An impact of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> on the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> could be visible from Earth, if it impacts the side that faces us. Additional hazards not mentioned in articles I've seen so far would affect planning for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Artemis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artemis</span></a> landing missions and Lunar Gateway space station (not yet launched). Some ejecta/debris from the impact would leave the Moon's weak gravity and could threaten Earth or our satellites weeks or months after impact. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️<p>"Asteroid will miss Earth — but may set off lunar light show" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@cosmiclog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cosmiclog</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@alanboyle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alanboyle</span></a></span> - <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> orbit is understood well enough now that it will not impact Earth in 2032. But it's still close. A lunar impact remains possible, currently at 3.8% probability. The article paints a picture of just a light show visible from Earth. But there are more potential hazards. <a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/aster</span><span class="invisible">oid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefense</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PlanetaryDefence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlanetaryDefence</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LowFlyingRocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowFlyingRocks</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a></p>
Alan Boyle<p>Good news: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024YR4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024YR4</span></a> won't hit Earth in 2032. Potentially better news: It might hit the moon, sparking a scientifically interesting but harmless light show. Stay tuned... <a href="https://cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/asteroid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cosmiclog.com/2025/04/07/aster</span><span class="invisible">oid-will-miss-earth-but-may-set-off-lunar-light-show/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a></p>
rob<p>Because dinosaurs didn’t have a space agency <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/esa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>esa</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/dinosaurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dinosaurs</span></a> <a href="https://rstokes.uk/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a></p>
IOTA European Section<p>A shadow profile of asteroid (3560) Chenqian was measured during a stellar occultation for the first time by 3 observers in Germany and Poland on 2025 April 02.</p><p>The team of the Stellar Occultation Data Input System (SODIS) of IOTA/ES has calculated a preliminary profile of the asteroid of 31 x 22 km from these measurements.<br> <br><a href="https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1552-3560-162731-647682-U055229" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/</span><span class="invisible">1552-3560-162731-647682-U055229</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/occultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occultation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/citizenscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenscience</span></a></p>
RealJournalism<p>☄️ New telescopes make us safer from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> threats – but the media will keep scaring us <a href="https://www.warpnews.org/space/new-telescopes-make-us-safer-from-asteroid-threats-but-the-media-will-keep-scaring-us/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">warpnews.org/space/new-telesco</span><span class="invisible">pes-make-us-safer-from-asteroid-threats-but-the-media-will-keep-scaring-us/</span></a></p>
ntv Nachrichten - inoffiziellLaut Berechnungen der Nasa könnte Asteroid 2024 YR4 in knapp acht Jahren auf dem Mond einschlagen. Das Risiko wird aktuell mit fast vier Prozent angegeben. Die dabei freigesetzte Energie wäre gewaltig - und eine Kollision könnte auch Folgen für die Erde haben.<a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bildung</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://anonsys.net/search?tag=Mond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mond</span></a><br><a href="https://www.n-tv.de/wissen/Asteroid-2024-YR4-koennte-den-Mond-treffen-article25680392.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Energie wie eine Atombombe: Asteroid 2024 YR4 könnte den Mond treffen</a>
IOTA European Section<p>A new paper by J.M. Gómez-Limón et al. compares results from an observation of a stellar occultation by trans-Neptunian object (470316) 2007 OC10 on 2022 Aug 22 with thermal data by the "TNOs are Cool" survey.</p><p><a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02457" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arxiv.org/abs/2504.02457</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/occultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occultation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/citizenscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenscience</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>“We expect more possible impactors 💥 to be found 🔭 in coming years as more sensitive <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> ☄️ search programs begin operation" <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/2025/04/02/webb-measures-size-of-that-scary-not-scary-city-killer-asteroid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/amandakooser/</span><span class="invisible">2025/04/02/webb-measures-size-of-that-scary-not-scary-city-killer-asteroid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/AsteroidThreat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AsteroidThreat</span></a></p>
IOTA European Section<p>Observers in Poland, Belgium and France observed the stellar occultation of a faint star by trans-Neptunian object (84552) 2002 TC302 on 2025 March 29. Two positive and two negative chords were measured for this object. 13 stations could not observe.</p><p><a href="https://cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/1548-84522-41095-650241-1B42279" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cloud.occultwatcher.net/event/</span><span class="invisible">1548-84522-41095-650241-1B42279</span></a></p><p>Thanks to all observers!</p><p>The team of the Stellar Occultation Data Input System (SODIS) of IOTA/ES has calculated a preliminary profile from these observations.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/occultation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>occultation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/citizenscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizenscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Neptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neptune</span></a></p>
Observatorio del IPA<p>Aumentó levemente la probabilidad de que el asteroide 2024 YR4 impacte la Luna. Ahora la probabilidad es de 3,8% según la NASA <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/planetary-defense/2025/04/02/nasa-update-on-the-size-estimate-and-lunar-impact-probability-of-asteroid-2024-yr4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">science.nasa.gov/blogs/planeta</span><span class="invisible">ry-defense/2025/04/02/nasa-update-on-the-size-estimate-and-lunar-impact-probability-of-asteroid-2024-yr4/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/2024yr4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024yr4</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/impacto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impacto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/luna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luna</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/impact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/asteroide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/astronomia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/neo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.uy/tags/nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nea</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>NASA’s Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won’t hit Earth in 2032.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> reports on the asteroid 2024 YR4: <a href="https://flip.it/6O2d.1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/6O2d.1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Space</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Asteroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asteroid</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/2024yr4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024yr4</span></a></p>