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NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace for deep impact.

Odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid strike increase

American space agency NASA will train a powerful telescope on a potentially dangerous asteroid to assess the threat level.

Shopper confronted for leaving dog in car. Picture: TikTok

Shopper confronted, dog allegedly left in car

Footage has captured the fiery moment a woman confronted a shopper for allegedly leaving her dog locked in her car for 20 minutes on a 36 degree day.

Free range chickens roam the yard on a small farm

Blow to Aus as new bird flu outbreak found

Just days after Australia declared it had eradicated a highly contagious strain of bird flu, an outbreak has been detected in Victoria.

The search for a man missing for a week in crocodile-infested waters in Far North Queensland has been shifted to a recovery phase.Adam Yunkaporta was last seen leaving his home on January 30.It’s believed he was off to go fishing at the mouth of the Ward, Watson and Archer Rivers, however he hasn’t been seen since.Searches by a helicopter, drone, SES volunteers, wildlife rangers, police — as well as foot and boat patrols led by community members — were conducted over the last week. Picture: Queensland Police.

Human remains found in crocodile

Human remains have been found inside a crocodile man in the search for a man missing more than a week in crocodile-infested waters.

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First pharaoh's tomb found in Egypt since Tutankhamun's

‘First-ever’: Insane 3500 year-old find

Egypt has found the ancient tomb of King Thutmose II, the first ancient royal burial to be located since Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922.

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TOPSHOT - A handout photo taken and released on February 19, 2025 by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania shows dolphins stranded on a beach near Arthur River on the west coast of Tasmania. A pod of 157 dolphins was found stranded on a remote beach in Australia's southern island of Tasmania, environment officials said as veterinarians raced to the scene. They appeared to be members of a large dolphin species known as false killer whales, Tasmania's environment department said, named for the orca-like shape of their skull. (Photo by Handout / Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Rangers to shoot 90 dolphins on Aussie beach

Wildlife rangers in Tasmania have been forced to carry out a horrible task after efforts to return dozens of dolphins to sea failed.

Venomous snake found hiding inside family’s couch

Venomous snake found hiding inside family’s couch

We’re checking all the couches from now on.

An impact would be especially devastating given that YR4’s projected trajectory spans eight of the world’s most populated cities — including Bogota in Colombia, Lagos in Nigeria, and Mumbai and Chennai in India — with the total at-risk population clocking in at around 110 million people.

Odds of asteroid hitting earth soon spike

NASA has claimed that a frightening “city-killing” asteroid could strike our planet sooner than we think.

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‘Most threatening ever’: Odds of space rock hitting Earth up

NASA has just raised the odds of a “city killer” asteroid hitting Earth to the greatest level ever in modern forecasting.

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A snake that won a spectacular fight to the death with a fox in northern NSW has had successful surgery at a Gold Coast wildlife hospital. The carpet python ambushed the fox at Terragon near Tweed Heads on Tuesday, only to be bitten through the head. It managed to constrict the fox to death but was still trapped in the fox’s jaws. Tweed snake catcher Sarah Mailey, of I’ll Catch It Snake Relocations, was able to prise the python free and took it to Currumbin Wildlife Hospital where it underwent surgery - Photo Supplied

Warning over Aussie snake surge

Australians in one state were warned to “avoid snakes” after seven people were taken to hospital with bites over the weekend amid a surge in reports.

Kimya passed away overnight on the 14th Feb 2025. Supplied: Zoos Victoria

Aussie Zoo shocked by gorilla’s death

Vets at an Australian zoo are investigating the sudden death of a beloved gorilla as visitors have been left devastated.

Doctor doing mammogram exam on patient at hospital

Concerning trend for young Aussie women

It’s the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in one state; however, doctors are turning patients away because of one crucial factor.

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth.

What ‘city-killer’ asteroid would do to Earth

A chilling new animation shows in detail what would happen to the Earth of a ‘city-killer’ asteroid was to strike the planet.

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(FILES) NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction. Astronauts Barry

NASA sets return date for stranded astronauts

There’s good news for two US astronauts stuck in space since June last year with NASA announcing a date for their return.

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