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Mars may have formed 15 million years later than we thought

Young Mars may have endured a series of huge collisions that smashed its mantle, throwing off our measurements of when it formed by up to 15 million years

asteroid - New Scientist
11:00am PST - February 12th, 2020

'Weird' reptile with long snout that lived 200M years ago discovered in Alaska

The fossils of a "weird" and bizarre-looking new reptile species from 200 million years ago have been identified after they were first discovered in Alaska nearly a decade ago.

asteroid - Fox News
6:42am PST - February 7th, 2020

'Bonecrushing' crocodile that hunted dinosaurs 230M years ago discovered in Brazil

The fossils of a "bonecrushing" ancestor of the modern-day crocodile that hunted dinosaurs 230 million years ago have been discovered in Brazil, stunning researchers.

asteroid - Fox News
5:36am PST - February 6th, 2020

New species of meat-eating dinosaur discovered in Utah

Paleontologists have announced the discovery of a new species of meat-eating dinosaur in Utah.

asteroid - Fox News
12:17pm PST - January 27th, 2020

A beginner’s guide to the AI apocalypse: Wall-E syndrome

This is the second article in TNW’s “A beginner’s guide to the AI apocalypse” series highlighting the potential existential threats AI poses to humankind. Read the first article, “Misaligned objectives,” here. Artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize…

asteroid - The Next Web
1:22pm PST - January 23rd, 2020

Scientists pinpointed the oldest meteor crater ever found. When the space rock struck Australia 2.2 billion years ago, it ended a global ice age.

A meteorite hit western Australia 2.2 billion years ago, leaving a 40-mile-wide crater. In a new study, scientists determined that crater is the oldest on record. Researchers think that when the meteorite hit Earth, it released more than 100 billion tons of w…

asteroid - Business Insider
10:00am PST - January 22nd, 2020

Earth's oldest asteroid impact 'may have ended ice age'

The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.

asteroid - BBC News
7:24pm PST - January 21st, 2020

The Hayden Planetarium’s new show celebrates unmanned space probes

The astronomy I learned as a kid was pretty limited — the Earth revolves around the Sun and, of course, the whole " My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas " thing. Of course, that expression no longer applies because our understanding of the sola…

asteroid - Engadget
10:00am PST - January 21st, 2020

Astronomers find an oddball asteroid entirely inside the orbit of Venus

"Getting past the orbit of Venus must have been challenging."

asteroid - Ars Technica
8:57am PST - January 20th, 2020

A Federal Court Threw Out A High Profile Climate Lawsuit. Here’s What It Might Mean For The Future of Climate Litigation

A federal court dismissed the climate change case on Friday, "reluctantly" concluding that the issue should not be raised with the courts

asteroid - Time
5:07pm PST - January 17th, 2020

US appeals court orders dismissal of youth climate change lawsuit

Court says plaintiffs, who were right to 19 years old, lacked the legal standing to sue the US.

asteroid - Al Jazeera English
1:23pm PST - January 17th, 2020

The kids' climate lawsuit just got thrown out

The kids just got some bad news. Twenty-one children, adolescents, and young adults — all between the ages of 11 and 23 (as of June 2019) — sued the federal government in an unprecedented climate lawsuit in 2015. The youth argued that the U.S., by supporting …

asteroid - Mashable
11:45am PST - January 17th, 2020

A landmark lawsuit in which kids sued the US government over its contribution to climate change has been dismissed after a 5-year fight

In 2015, 21 young people sued the US government, alleging it was violating their constitutional rights by contributing to climate change despite knowledge of its dangerous consequences. The Obama and Trump administrations both attempted to get the case thrown…

asteroid - Business Insider
11:15am PST - January 17th, 2020

Dinosaur extinction was 'all about the asteroid,' casting doubt about volcano's impact, new study says

Several studies have suggested a volcano eruption played a greater role in the extinction of the dinosaurs than the asteroid that crashed into modern-day Mexico. A new study is hoping to end the debate, suggesting "it was all about the asteroid."

asteroid - Fox News
8:05am PST - January 17th, 2020

Dinosaur extinction: 'Asteroid strike was real culprit'

A team of scientists discounts the idea that large-scale volcanism drove the demise of the dinosaurs.

asteroid - BBC News
4:50am PST - January 17th, 2020

Newly discovered asteroid inside Venus' orbit is second closest object to the sun

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid inside Venus' orbit that not only circles the sun, but is also the second closest object to the star in the solar system, surpassing Venus itself.

asteroid - Fox News
6:41am PST - January 14th, 2020

RT @ChrisLoesch: Asteroid City is unwatchable. Not just the worst Wes Anderson movie - one of the worst movies of all time. Utter garbage.

NASCARNAC (@NASCARNAC)
2:52pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

(not) DΔΠIΣL (@s133py0)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @ChurchNScience: The first Astronomer to discover an Asteroid was a #catholic priest and he was also the first Astronomer to discover th…

Blessed Trinity RE (@RE_BTRCC)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

gee (@robinsdingvs)
2:51pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

Asteroid City is unwatchable. Not just the worst Wes Anderson movie - one of the worst movies of all time. Utter garbage.

Chris Loesch  (@ChrisLoesch)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @ridingrobots: One of the most underrated missions ever. Two stops in the asteroid belt, using an ion engine.

ddouglas (@dd9000)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
New Cycle - Set in the 1950s 

New Ep  - Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. 

Anderson and Spielberg turn their cameras inward as they explore how the creative process can both liberate and confine. 

https://t.co/INMLUT9YTE https://t.co/qjgu63vEaD

New Cycle - Set in the 1950s New Ep - Wes Anderson's Asteroid City and Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans. Anderson and Spielberg turn their cameras inward as they explore how the creative process can both liberate and confine. https://t.co/INMLUT9YTE https://t.co/qjgu63vEaD

Film Trace (@film_trace)
2:50pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @geoffmcfarlan: The energy released 66 million years ago by the 10 km (across) dinosaur killing asteroid was equivalent to around 10 bil…

BeWell (@bewell4711)
2:48pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

emmy (@_strawbemmy)
2:48pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

I (@IsaacMe01067832)
2:47pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

Candice/Nova (@Cartoonie12)
2:47pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @tony873004: Newly-discovered #asteroid 2023 NT1 passed about 1/4 the Moon's distance on July 13, but wasn't discovered until July 15, a…

John Garver @geo_garver@mastodon.social (@Geo_Garver)
2:46pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

(@Gene_D27)
2:46pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

jamie (@JP9639)
2:44pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @NASAhistory: #OTD in 2011, NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered Vesta's orbit, studying the asteroid's geology and composition. Dawn revealed…

Shahriyar Gourgi (@ShahriyarGourgi)
2:44pm PDT - July 16th, 2023
RT @claytoncubitt: Animating the road runner in Asteroid City https://t.co/GlsntF4B4v

RT @claytoncubitt: Animating the road runner in Asteroid City https://t.co/GlsntF4B4v

LizyWithOneZ (@Lizy_Br)
2:43pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @MrErikJackson: a whole row of millennials seeing Asteroid City on the Upper West Side today recited the Nicole Kidman AMC commercial al…

Maria (@yMariCoco)
2:43pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

RT @smalltownrobin: People not getting that Maya was dressed as the spaceship and the alien at the asteroid city premieres is so upsetting…

Madi (@MadiTheThot)
2:42pm PDT - July 16th, 2023

you either like French Dispatch and hate Asteroid City or you like Asteroid City and hate French Dispatch. there is no in between.

baj (@AdekunleBajo)
7:39am PDT - July 15th, 2023

need to watch asteroid city again so bad man

aarbypls (@aarbypls)
7:39am PDT - July 15th, 2023

#nw Asteroid City (2023)

Bjork Horseman (@misteremille)
7:38am PDT - July 15th, 2023
RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

RT @justashottt_: Asteroid City (2023) dir. Wes Anderson https://t.co/WBnxsRi9V8

mari (@maaribdn)
7:38am PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @DiscussingFilm: Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright talk about how they’d ride bikes to the ‘ASTEROID CITY’ set and explore it whilst no on…

yonatani (@chap_je)
7:37am PDT - July 15th, 2023

RT @DeivoRyman: TheTraps https://t.co/cCeW3A5zmv Researchers discover stardust sprinkled on a nearby asteroid https://t.co/MzzRjJ8TIH Are w…

(@ty_buchanan)
7:37am PDT - July 15th, 2023
I’ve been rewatching Wes Anderson’s films to prepare for Asteroid City, and it has come to my attention that I’m a little bit in love with Luke Wilson. https://t.co/K2JWZvWdPL

I’ve been rewatching Wes Anderson’s films to prepare for Asteroid City, and it has come to my attention that I’m a little bit in love with Luke Wilson. https://t.co/K2JWZvWdPL

Shawnee Mead (@ShawneeMead)
7:36am PDT - July 15th, 2023

We're using toddlers as bait now?....We deserve the asteroid. https://t.co/8BOBF9zfHT

The Butchers dog (@justknowbuddy)
7:36am PDT - July 15th, 2023