Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he'd be "all in" when it comes to revisiting the company's "trove" of IP.
29.09.2023 - 13:11 / tech.hindustantimes.com
Asteroids are massive space rocks that travel through space and worryingly, some of these also make a close approach to Earth. NASA tracks such asteroids and categorizes them as potentially hazardous or non-hazardous objects depending on their size and proximity to the planet. Now, a new study says that an asteroid can hit Earth in the next 159 years. Considering that an asteroid caused the extinction of dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, this is shocking news. Now, the prediction of an asteroid collision in the near future is scary. Know what the expert says about this asteroid impact.
According to an Echo Live report, University College Cork (UCC) Astrophysics Professor Bertram Bitsch has said that there is a chance of an asteroid named Bennu hitting our planet in 159 years which may cause the end of humanity! Bitsch has added that it may never happen, but there is one in 2700 chance that Asteroid Bennu could strike Earth.
Imperial College of London's ‘Earth impact' programme reports that Asteroid Bennu has a size of 1640 feet which is massive. It could create a 6 kilometre wide crater and can smash various buildings over a large area. The UCC professors also mentioned NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft and its collection of soil from Asteroid Bennu and delivering it back on Earth just a few days ago. He said, “We have some idea what the course of the asteroid will be, but there's only a probability that's attached to it that it might or might not collide with the Earth as we cannot calculate the trajectory with any precision yet because of the unknown gravitational encounters that this asteroid will actually have in the future.”
As of now, NASA is studying the 250g of soil collected from Asterid Bennu. The study could help scientists understand the origin of the universe. Additionally, this would help get a better understanding of asteroids so the world can create a defence mechanism. Scientists could work on deflecting the asteroid or they could also develop plans to destroy such hazardous asteroids entirely.
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he'd be "all in" when it comes to revisiting the company's "trove" of IP.
Permanent Roommates Season 3 OTT release: The romance and comedy-drama series starring Nidhi Singh and Sumeet Vyas is back with another season. The first season of the series was released back in October 2014 and gained immense popularity due to their sweet coupling. The portrayal of the couple's struggles and love-hate relationship kept the viewers hooked. Now season 3 of the series will soon be made available on the OTT platforms. Know more about the OTT series here and check when, and where you can watch it online.
You may think asteroids are simply floating rocks in space and while it may seem so due to their appearance, it isn't quite the case. These space rocks can be classified into 3 types based on their structural composition. The most commonly found asteroids are S-type, which are made up of carbon-rich substances. On the other hand, S-type asteroids are made up mainly of silicate minerals and are less common. M-type asteroids are the least prevalent and they are primarily composed of metal. NASA recently sent out a mission to a metal-rich asteroid called 16 Psyche which is supposedly worth more than the whole planet's economy put together, at a staggering $10 quintillion!
Hazards like solar storms and asteroids constantly appear and pose threats to our planet. NASA diligently monitors Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs) to safeguard our planet from potential impacts. When NASA's telescopes detect a new NEA, precise observations of its position in the sky are reported to the Minor Planet Center. Subsequently, the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) utilizes this data to establish the most likely orbit of the asteroid around the Sun. To evaluate the risk of impact and the asteroid's orbit, NASA employs the innovative Sentry II system, featuring a unique algorithm. Sentry II strategically selects random points within the entire uncertainty region, enabling the program to pinpoint very low-probability impact scenarios. Recently, NASA has issued an alert concerning a colossal asteroid that is approaching Earth tomorrow:
Mansion 24 OTT release: Are you a fan of horror thriller series? Then much-awaited Mansion 24 series is finally making its OTT debut to scare and entertain the audience. The Mansion 24 horror series stars popular actors Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Bindhu Madhavi, and Avika Gor. The story revolves around an old mansion that is filled with scary secrets that will keep you hooked throughout till the very last episode. Know more about the OTT series here and check when, and where you can watch it online.
NASA maintains a vigilant eye on the cosmos to track, monitor, and study each and every asteroid in space that comes near Earth. This crucial endeavor involves a combination of space telescopes and ground-based observatories, including the renowned Hubble Space Telescope. As of now, there are 1,298,210 known asteroids that have been checked. While there are no immediate threats from asteroids to Earth, but they can still wreak havoc in the future. Therefore, tracking them is the only solution to avoid any calamities. Recently, NASA has revealed an asteroid, set to pass by Earth. It is designated as the asteroid 2023 TC7. Read on to know more about this asteroid approaching close to the Earth:
For lovers of reality shows, the most popular reality shows of them all, Bigg Boss is back! The Bigg Boss season 17 will soon start and it will be aired both on TV and online at the same time, letting OTT fans enjoy it as soon as it airs or later at their own comfort. Alongside, this year, there will be a 24-hour LIVE camera footage which will be exclusive to the OTT platform. Salman Khan will be back for his 14th year as the host of the show and will appear every weekend to guide, motivate, and call out contestants. Season 17 is expected to be filled with surprises, twists, and interpersonal conflicts that fans have come to know the show for. So, if you want to watch the premiere and all the subsequent episodes of the show, you need to know when and where to watch Bigg Boss season 17 OTT release online.
Ever since the big GTA 6 leak last year where 90 early developmental gameplay videos surfaced, fans have become increasingly impatient about its release date. GTA 5 debuted in 2013 and has gone on to become the 2nd best-selling video game of all time. Despite its amazing action-packed gameplay which players have enjoyed throughout the last decade, fans have repeatedly asked Rockstar Games for any information about its sequel, GTA 6. Their wishes were fulfilled last year when a user named ‘teapotuberhacker' leaked the developmental videos, after which Rockstar issued a statement confirming the development of GTA 6, without hinting at a release timeline. However, analysts have now predicted the GTA 6 release date.
With its advanced tech such as the NEOWISE telescope, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), Pans-STARRS1 and Catalina Sky Survey, NASA has revealed details about an asteroid that will come close to Earth. An asteroid, given the designation of Asteroid 2023 TC1, is on its way towards Earth and could make its closest approach to the planet today, October 13.
Team17's restructuring could end with the publisher laying off one-third of its employees, according to Eurogamer.
On September 8, 2016, NASA launched a historic mission - the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). It was launched to study a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) called Bennu, which has a 1/2700 chance of impacting Earth between 2175 and 2195. After a 6-year journey that involved landing on the asteroid and collecting samples from its surface, the spacecraft finally returned the samples last month, after which they underwent a “nitrogen purge”. Today, NASA will finally open up the canister returned by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft and show off the asteroid sample to the world in an event that will be live-streamed. You can watch it online here.
Sultan of Delhi OTT release: The new show starring Mouni Roy and Tahir Raj Bhasin is assumed to be a crime drama according to the released trailer. It will be Mouni Roy's debut in an OTT series which will be exciting for the fans. An interesting drama series based on India's capital city Delhi and the world of gangsters features guns, fights, and betrayals. Know more about the OTT series here and check when, and where you can watch it online.