Friday Morning Spice
Ramaphosa poised for Cabinet shake-up, Bruce Springsteen to release 7 ‘Lost Albums’, JSE suffers R1-trillion rout on Trump tariffs, First Game ‘conversion’ to a mini Makro confirmed, and Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far?
Don’t Panic, But the Chances Of That Asteroid Hitting Earth In 2032 Just Almost Doubled
While NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space rock was discovered weeks ago.
Newly Discovered Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out To Be Elon Musk’s Trashed Tesla
“This is not the asteroid you’re looking for.”
Friday Morning Spice
South Africans react to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA 2025, Asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher, Legal battle over Harry’s US visa, SA Rugby fronts up to unions, Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, and Havana’s Annual Mock Funeral Tradition.
Asteroid That Might Collide With Earth In 2032 Triggers Global Defense Plan
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has now been kicked to the top of the “impact risk list” after calculations revealed the massive space rock has a 1-in-83 chance of striking our little blue planet.
Earth Is About To Get A Second Moon, But Only For A Short While
While this may not be the first time we’ve seen something like this happen, it is still a fun phenomenon.
Thursday Morning Spice
New discovery just upended what we know about Stonehenge, TV’s most beloved prisoner dies, Another hit in Cape Town, and South Africa culls millions of chickens in effort to contain bird flu.
Amateur Astronomer Captures High-Speed Object Smacking Into Jupiter [Video]
It may just seem like an itty bitty flash, but if this same object hit Earth, load shedding would be the least of our worries.
Thursday Morning Spice
Leprosy cases surging in US, Zuma back in SA after Russia trip, Never-say-die Proteas claim historic draw, Vegan influencer ‘dies of starvation’, and New algorithm spots first “potentially hazardous” near-earth asteroid.
Asteroid That Could Destroy A City To Pass Between Earth And Moon Orbit Over The Weekend [Video]
This particular asteroid was predicted to return in 2026, and scientists at the European Space Agency’s planetary defence initially thought the return journey would put it on a collision course with Earth.
A Giant Asteroid Was Captured Exploding Over England [Video]
Expert said “airbursts of this size happen somewhere several times per year” and are “rarely discovered in advance”.
Thursday Morning Spice
Trump gets his Insta back, Andrew Tate cries foul, North Korea locks down, Snubbed director pulls race card, Earthquake strikes India, Tesla not doing so great, Ukraine gets tanks but wants jets, Hlaudi must pay back the money, How to live to a 100.
Thursday Morning Spice
NASA asteroid mission successful. Tourists to SA will watch safety vid. Rhino horn ‘Godfather’ nabbed. AI predicts Kardashian appearances without surgery.
NASA Asteroid Debris Spotted By SA Observatory
The South African Astronomical Observatory captured images of the moment of impact which “shows debris flying off the asteroid”.
Here’s The Exact Moment NASA Took Out That Asteroid [Video]
If you’re playing catch-up, you should know that yesterday, roughly seven million miles from Earth, a NASA spacecraft crashed head-on into an asteroid.
Dinosaur Fossil Site Discovery Labelled “Mind-Blowing” By Scientists
Incredible discoveries made at a unique North Dakota fossil site have been stacking up, including something that NASA described as “mind-blowing”.
There’s A Real NASA Mission To Protect Earth From An ‘Armageddon’ Asteroid Strike [Video]
When you look up at the sky in late November, just know that there’s a chance NASA will be ramming a spacecraft into some space rocks.
Largest Comet Ever Seen Is Headed Towards The Sun
The colossal Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet was first spotted in 2014, and has now made its way another billion kilometres closer to Earth.
Don’t Panic, But There’s A Small Chance Asteroid Apophis Could Smash Into Earth
NASA keeps a watchlist of all the asteroids that they think might be heading our way, and Asteroid 99942 Apophis is under close supervision.
They’re Starting To Place Value On Asteroids Now [Video]
If hypotheses are correct, even Jeff Bezos couldn’t afford to buy Asteroid Psyche, which is worth more than the entire economy on our planet.
Scientists Reckon They Know What Was On That 2018 ‘Fireball’ Meteor [Videos]
For more than two years, scientists have been studying a 12 million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in 2018, and they’re ready to reveal the results.
Footage Of NASA Probe Touching Down On That Asteroid [Videos]
In another landmark space adventure, NASA’s mission to collect dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu was a success.
Here’s How NASA Plans To ‘High Five’ An Asteroid [Video]
In a first for NASA, the Osiris-Rex probe hopes to touch down on a large asteroid and grab some rocks and dust in what has been dubbed a “high five manoeuvre”.
NASA Schools Elon Musk After Asteroid Tweet
According to Elon Musk, a big rock is going to hit the earth and we have no way of defending ourselves against it. NASA, however, disagrees.
Asteroid Could Hold Secret To Finding Extraterrestrial Life
A Japanese spacecraft orbiting an asteroid has made some surprising discoveries that could tell us a lot about the earth and other solar systems.
Luxembourg’s Latest Money-Making Mission Involves Mining Asteroids In Space
Luxembourg might not register in your mind, but the country has massive dreams that involve becoming trillionaires from asteroid mining.
NASA Is Going On A Mission To Show Off Their “Asteroid Deflection Technique” [Video]
If you thought the movie ‘Armageddon’ was pure myth you’d be right, but a new NASA mission might just save mankind one day.
They’ve Released The Date They Think The World Will End (This Year)
Panic, fear, regret – just your average Sunday morning. But now it seems there may be bigger problems for the human race to worry about.
Of Course NASA Is Going To Capture An Asteroid
NASA has plans to capture an asteroid, using a robotic space lasso, then tow it in to the moon’s orbit where it can be explored and studied by astronauts. How do they plan on doing that?
Massive 2,7 Kilometre Wide Asteroid Will Slip Quietly By Earth On 31 May
Asteroid 1998 EQ2 is 2,7 kilometers long and will make its closest pass to Earth soon. The asteroid is set to fly past Earth on 31 May 2013, in what will be the closest encounter for the asteroid to date.