Asteroid strike simulation blasts New York City | | It seems like play, but they're serious. Every year, at the Planetary Defense Conference, asteroid experts from around the globe run days-long simulations of asteroids headed for major cities. In 2019, it was New York City's turn. Read more. | | |
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Star Arcturus cuts through galaxy's disk | | Arcturus isn't moving solely within the flat disk of our Milky Way galaxy. It's cutting perpendicularly through the disk. Millions of years from now, it'll be lost from view, at least for those who are earthbound and looking with the eye alone. Read more. | | |