August 11, 2024

NASA Issues Sudden Alert as Massive Asteroid Comes Too Close to Earth at Scary Speed (Source: WION)
A sudden asteroid alert has been issued by NASA regarding a near-Earth object after they detected that space rock 2024 PK2 will make its closest approach on August 11. The 83-foot asteroid is as big as a small building and is set to pass by Earth at a distance of 795,000 miles. The asteroid is part of the Aten group, which is a group of asteroids that frequently intersect Earth's orbit. (8/11)

NASA Requests Details on Potential VIPER Partnerships (Source: Space News)
NASA is requesting concepts from companies and organizations willing to take over a robotic lunar rover that the agency announced last month it would cancel even through it is nearly complete. NASA issued a request for information (RFI) Aug. 9 for the operation of the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) spacecraft. NASA announced July 17 it planned to cancel the rover, citing development delays and cost overruns amid broader budget pressures in the agency’s science programs. (8/11)

Scientists Discover Mysterious 'Twin' Could be Behind Rapid Expansion of the Universe (Source: Indy100)
The universe is expanding at a rapid rate and scientists don’t really know why – but one expert has a compelling theory, and it concerns a mysterious 'twin’. One possible explanation as to why the fabric of the universe is growing was posited by Naman Kumar, who is a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Technology.

According to the theory put across in the new papers published by Kumar in Gravitation and Cosmology and Europhysics Letters, our universe might be linked to another. To comprehend the theory, first we must look all the way back to the earliest stages of the universe, when all that existed with an amorphous mass of subatomic particles. Then, we must delve into the idea of the quantum phenomenon of matter generation. In that context, virtual particles could begin to exist - albeit as part of a complex partnership. (8/11)