<h1 class="page-title mt-0">Blue Ghost touches down on Moon</h1>
<h5>Confirmation of touchdown came from the company&rsquo;s Mission Control outside Austin, Texas, following the action some 225,000 miles (360,000 km) away</h5>
<h5>A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the Moon on Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth&rsquo;s celestial neighbour ahead of astronaut missions</h5>
<h5>Firefly Aerospace&rsquo;s Blue Ghost lander descended from lunar orbit on autopilot, aiming for the slopes of an ancient volcanic dome in an impact basin on the Moon&rsquo;s northeastern edge of the near side. Confirmation of touchdown came from the company&rsquo;s Mission Control outside Austin, Texas, following the action some 225,000 miles (360,000 km) away.</h5>

The Blue Ghost spacecraft successfully lands on the Moon, marking a monumental achievement in space exploration.

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<h1 class="content__title ">Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis</h1><p>An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asteroid-2024-yr4-chance-hit-earth-what-to-know/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http="" data-mce-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asteroid-2024-yr4-chance-hit-earth-what-to-know/">collide with Earth in 2032</a></span> was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3% chance of striking our planet — the highest probability ever assigned — before additional analysis Wednesday lowered the chances to about 1.5%, <a href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-mce-href="https://blogs.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/">according to NASA's</a> Center for Near-Earth Object Studies.</p><p>Risks of the massive space rock — which falls into the "city killer" category — actually making impact <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/city-killer-asteroid-odds-hitting-earth-increase-webb-telescope/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http="" data-mce-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/city-killer-asteroid-odds-hitting-earth-increase-webb-telescope/">have fluctuated</a></span> since it was first discovered last December. Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. </p><p>Protocols require the agencies to formally notify the public when the odds of an asteroid strike reach that 1% threshold, which in itself is an extremely rare occurrence.</p><p>The highest estimate, by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, suggested <a href="https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-mce-href="https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/">a 3.1% chance</a> the asteroid will hit Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, during a fleeting window of time in which the rock's orbit around the sun intersects the path of the planet. That would make the odds of a collision still quite small, about 1 in 32. </p><p>The European Space Agency's <a href="https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2025/02/04/asteroid-2024-yr4-latest-updates/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" data-mce-href="https://blogs.esa.int/rocketscience/2025/02/04/asteroid-2024-yr4-latest-updates/">latest probability estimate</a> was slightly lower, at 2.8%. Last week, NASA and the ESA agreed the probability of an asteroid strike was closer to 2%.</p><p>However," NASA reported, "on Wednesday, Feb. 19, new data collected overnight reduced the impact probability to 1.5%." </p><p>It added, "NASA expects the impact probability to continue to evolve as new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 are made over the coming days and weeks."</p><p>Astronomers and researchers have said the probability could drop to zero as they learn more about the asteroid, which will be closely observed by the James Webb Space Telescope before it disappears from view in April. Much of the risk is based on an area of "uncertainty" in outer space, where the asteroid may or may not end up, and rising odds reflect new insights into that area, according to Richard Moissl, the head of the European Space Agency's Planetary Defence Office.</p><p>"The size of the Earth — which is inside the uncertainty area — is compared to the entire area of the uncertainty of where the asteroid could be in that critical moment in time. This equated to about 1% when we reached this threshold for international awareness," Moissl <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-facts-asteroid-could-hit-earth-2032-european-space-agency-expert/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http="" data-mce-href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/key-facts-asteroid-could-hit-earth-2032-european-space-agency-expert/">told CBS News</a></span> last week, speaking about how the odds of a collision are determined.</p><p>The size of the uncertainty region has shrunk since then, because more is known about it, so Earth, remaining the same size, occupies a greater portion of the region than it did originally. Scientifically, that drives up the probability even though nothing has truly changed, Moissl said. He emphasized that even a 3% chance of hitting Earth corresponds with a 97% chance of missing it, and in all likelihood 2024 YR4 will not pose threats to our world. </p><p><img src="https://backend.primetimesnews.com/storage/news/CrEtFmbKLrFkTf9t1AQtLsdkq2cd70yWdXvX1hJs.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="484" data-mce-src="https://backend.primetimesnews.com/storage/news/CrEtFmbKLrFkTf9t1AQtLsdkq2cd70yWdXvX1hJs.jpg"></p><p>What will happen is, with our gaining knowledge, uncertainty will shrink further and further and further," he said. "And the expected case is that we will manage to shrink it so much that Earth is no longer inside this uncertainty region, and then the impact probability will drop to zero."</p><p>Probability of a crash will most likely dip below 1% before April, experts say, as the asteroid's orbit carries it too far from Earth for humans to see it on the ground. After that, 2024 YR4 will not be visible again for four years.</p><p>It is possible the probability of a collision continues to rise, moderately, if its route takes it on a "close flyby" of Earth. Moissl said "this is still no cause for alarm," although international space organizations are taking the slim risk seriously. The asteroid, at 40 to 90 meters wide, could be capable of destroying a mid-sized city on Earth. 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Chance Of YR4 Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2032 Drops To 1.5%; NASA Scientists To Continue Monitoring Closely

Chance Of YR4 Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2032

<h1>Scientists say the Earth's inner core maybe changing in shape know what it means to life</h1>
<p>The Earth is in a constant state of flux, and changes are constant on its surface and deep within its core. The shifting tectonic plates, climate variations, and even the movement of the magnetic poles together contribute to the ever-evolving and ever-changing nature of our planet.<br>Recently, scientists have discovered that the Earth's inner core thought to be in a solid state and also an unchanging sphere, may have</p>
<p>undergone significant shape changes over the past 20 years. This discovery was made through advanced seismic analysis that sheds new light on the mysteries of our planet's interior and its magnetic field, which is important for protecting life on Earth from harmful solar radiation.<br><br>Scientists say that the inner core of Earth may have changed shape in the past 20 years, according to a group of scientists. The inner core is usually thought to be shaped like a ball, but its edges may actually have deformed by 100 meters or more in height in places, according to Prof. John Vidale, who led the research.<br><br>Earth's core is the beating heart of our planet as it produces a magnetic field that protects life from burning up in the Sun's radiation. The inner core spins independently from the liquid outer core and the rest of the planet. Without this motion, Earth would die and become more like barren Mars, which lost its magnetic field billions of years ago.</p>
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<p>Perhaps, this shape change could be happening at the boundary of where the edge of the solid inner core is in contact with the very hot liquid metal outer core. The study, which appeared in the journal Nature Geoscience, actually began by seeking an explanation for why the inner core could have temporarily slowed to a crawl behind Earth's rotation pace before rebounding to catch up in 2010.</p>
<h3>How does the Earth's core function?</h3>
<p>Understanding how the Earth's core works is important to know the working of the magnetic field that protects the planet and whether that could weaken or stop. The inside of our planet is an extremely mysterious place. The core is about 4,000 miles from the Earth's surface, and despite best efforts, scientists have so far been unable to reach it.</p>
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<p>To unlock its secrets, researchers measure the shockwaves caused by earthquakes as they ripple through the planet. The way the waves travel tell what type of material they moved through, including the inner core, and helps draw a picture of what lies beneath our feet.</p>
<p><br>The new analysis looked at seismic wave patterns from earthquakes that repeated in the same location between 1991 and 2023. That helped to show how the inner core is changing over time. Prof. Vidale, an earth scientist at the University of Southern California, found more evidence to back up the theory that during those years, the inner core slowed down around 2010.</p>
<p><br>Prof. Vidale's team also found proof to the inner core's changing shape. It appears to be happening at the boundary of the inner and outer core, where the inner core is close to melting point. The liquid flow of the outer core, as well as the pull from an uneven gravity field, may have led to the deformation.<br><br>Prof. Hrvoje Tkalcic from Australian National University, who was not involved in the study, said the paper provides "an interesting concept that should be explored further." He said it could allow scientists "to make more informed estimates of some important material properties, such as the viscosity of the inner core, which is one of the least known quantities in modern science."<br><br>With passing time, the liquid outer core is freezing into the solid inner core, but it will be billions of years before it becomes completely solid. It would almost certainly mean the end of life on Earth, but by then, the planet is already likely to have been swallowed by the Sun.<br>As explained by the Stellar Evolution Theory that describes the life cycle of stars, including our Sun. As the Sun drains its nuclear fuel, it will expand into a red giant, and by the end engulf the Earth. According to the theory, this will happen before the Sun's final stages before becoming a white dwarf,</p>
<p>leaving Earth uninhabitable and marking the end of life on the planet.</p>
<h3>What do the researchers say about thecore?</h3>
<p>Prof. Vidale's work is part of investigations by experts around the world exploring and debating over what happens in the core. "In science, we generally try to look at things until we understand them,"<br>Prof. Vidale says. "In all likelihood, this finding doesn't affect our daily lives one iota, but we really want to understand what's happening in the middle of the Earth," he adds.</p>
<p>It is possible that the changes are connected to changes in Earth's magnetic field. "The magnetic field has had jerks at various times in the past few decades, and we'd like to know if that is related to what we're seeing at the inner core boundary," he said. Prof. Vidale urged caution about hyping the findings into ideas that the core is going to stop rotating any time soon. He also added that there are still lots of uncertainties. "We're not 100% sure we're interpreting these changes correctly," he said, noting that the boundaries of scientific knowledge are always changing and, like many researchers, he has been wrong in the past.</p>
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