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  Flood Map: Elevation Map, Sea Level Rise Map

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Football field-sized asteroid heading near Earth, but we'll be fine

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  Football field-sized asteroid heading near Earth, but we'll be fine By AARON REICH - 2h ago Follow React 5 Comments | 31 Listen to this article A n asteroid longer than an American Football field is heading in Earth's direction next month, though it will likely not impact the planet, according to NASA's asteroid tracker. © (photo credit: PIXABAY) An asteroid is seen heading towards the planet in this artistic rendition. The asteroid has been designated 2007 UY1, and its diameter could be as long as 150 meters.  That length means it has the possibility of causing serious damage to the planet if it ever impacted, as it is over the mark of 140 meters. Further, 2007 UY1 is also designated an Aten-class asteroid, meaning its orbit crosses over with Earth's orbit around the Sun, but it spends most of its time inside it. As such, there is the theoretical chance it could one day strike the planet, but current calculations show this isn't a concern right now. © Pr...

A rocket part could collide with the moon in the next few weeks

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  A rocket part could collide with the moon in the next few weeks By Katie Hunt, CNN - 4h ago Follow React 5 Comments | 14 Listen to this article A rogue rocket booster could collide with the moon in the next few weeks, according to space experts, an event that could leave a crater on the far side of the moon. © Laurent Emmanuel/AFP/Getty Images A photo taken on May 13, 2019, shows a view of the moon from Cannes, southern France. The SpaceX Falcon rocket stage was used in 2015 to launch the  US Deep Space Climate Observatory, or DSCOVR  and has been floating around in the outer part of the Earth-moon system ever since. Bill Gray, an independent researcher focused on orbital dynamics who was the first to publicize the imminent collision, said by his calculations the rocket part would hit the moon a bit north of its equator "within a minute" of 7.26 a.m. ET on March 4. The way the object is moving makes it difficult to pinpoint the exact location, he added, a...