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Russian forces ‘fire will all the weapons they have,’ Luhanks governor says

Quasars may be limiting the growth of big galaxies. James Webb Space Telescope will unlock how the giant black holes do this.

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On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.

With NASA announcing an asteroid is on a possible collision course with Earth 23 years from now, 360info looks at the planet's early warning systems.

Spurred by a near miss, the world built an alert system to detect asteroids heading for Earth. But it’s not clear who would decide what to do next.

If an asteroid threat emerged, Earth would need to be ready. Scientists are continually working to give the planet the best range of defensive strategies.

It’s unlikely to happen, but if a large space object ever hit Earth, the outcome would be calamitous. Humanity needs to start preparing now.

Using a spacecraft to knock an asteroid off a collision course is the best planetary defence we have. But it will take complex calculations, and plenty of time.

A large asteroid or comet on track for Earth would be a global threat. It would require national and international efforts to stop it.

Airbus SE (OTC:EADSY) has secured a €160 million contract for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FORUM satellite to measure heat emitted from the Earth into space. FORUM, short for Far-infrared Outgoing Radiation Understanding and Monitoring, will be the first satellite to observe Earth in the far-infrared part of the spectrum, providing unique measurements…