Charles Dunkin

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Scientists Monitor Asteroid YR4 for Potential 2032 Impact on Earth

2 weeks ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

Asteroid Ypsilon R4 is on a collision course. It might hit Earth or the Moon in 2032. Scientists are watching it closely. They remember what happened in Siberia in 1908. A similar object exploded and caused massive damage. Josep María Trigo from the CSIC says we should be careful. If an asteroid hit a city like San Petersburgo, it would be a disaster. Asteroid ThreatsScientists are working on ways to stop asteroids. The DART mission tested a new technique.
Princess of Asturias Science Award 2025 Goes to Geneticist Mary-Claire King

2 weeks ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

Mary-Claire King’s work changed everything. She’s a geneticist who found a link between a specific gene and breast cancer risk. This discovery saved millions of lives. The Princess of Asturias Foundation just awarded her their 2025 Scientific Research Prize. King’s journey started in Chicago. She studied math and later became a geneticist. Her PhD from Berkeley led to a groundbreaking finding: humans and chimps share 99% of their genes. She then focused on breast cancer.
Jo Adell Is On A Late Bloom To The Moon in June

2 weeks ago | mlbbro.com | Charles Dunkin

Could the long wait for LA Angels outfielder Jo Adell to put his tools together and crush the league finally be here? Adell is batting .327 with 6 homers, 10 RBI and slugging over .650 in June. Charlie Dunkin has The #FACTZ on the late bloomer! VIDEO
Asteroid YR4 Raises Alarm with 4.3% Chance of Hitting Moon in 2032

2 weeks ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is back in the spotlight. Initially, scientists thought it might be a threat to Earth, but that’s no longer the case. Now, there’s a slightly higher chance it could hit the Moon – up from 3.8% to 4.3%. This is still a long shot, and even if it happens, the Moon’s orbit won’t change. The James Webb Space Telescope got a glimpse of the asteroid before it moved out of view. We’ll get another chance to take a closer look in 2028, when the asteroid’s orbit brings it near Earth again.
Solar Storm Hits Earth, Triggers Geomagnetic Storm Alert, Disrupts Communications

3 weeks ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

Solar Storm Alert: What You Need to KnowA massive solar storm is heading our way, warned the Spanish Space Agency on Monday. This storm is the result of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that occurred on May 30 and reached Earth on Sunday. The agency’s warning mentioned “high levels of solar activity” recorded during the early hours of Sunday, June 1.
European Sperm Bank Donation Sparks Cancer Concerns in 67 Children Born

1 month ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

A rare genetic mutation has sparked alarm after two families, who conceived their children through fertility clinics, discovered their kids had developed cancer linked to the same unusual gene variant. It turned out that a man with this rare cancer had donated sperm to the European Sperm Bank, which was used to conceive up to 67 children across Europe, with 10 of them developing the disease.
X Social Network Experiences Outage in Spain and Several Countries Worldwide

1 month ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

Users woke up to a broken X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday. The issues started around 2:20 PM. People in several countries, including Spain, reported problems. They couldn’t use the app or website. A site called Downdetector tracked the issues. It showed problems with both the mobile app and website. Reports poured inBy 2:35 PM, users in Spain had filed over 3,200 reports. France had similar issues, with over 3,000 reports. The US had the most, with over 12,500 reports.
South Korea's SK Telecom Hit by Cyberattack Exposing 27 Million SIM Card Records

1 month ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

South Korea’s largest mobile operator, SK Telecom, has been hit by a massive cyberattack that compromised information from nearly 27 million SIM cards, roughly half the country’s population. The breach, discovered through a joint investigation by authorities and experts, is believed to have started on June 15, 2022, and spread to 23 servers containing personal data.
Y’all Still Sleeping On Aaron Judge ? He’s Batting .411

1 month ago | mlbbro.com | Charles Dunkin

Aaron Judge continues to build on his Hall of Fame resume and separate himself as the premiere player in the game, like it or not. VIDEO
May 2025 Full Moon, Flower Moon in Scorpio, Occurs on May 12.

1 month ago | blazetrends.com | Charles Dunkin

The full moon is a big deal for many people, especially when it looks different or is particularly large, like during a ‘supermoon’. This month’s full moon, happening on May 12 at 6:56 PM, is no exception, though it won’t be anything out of the ordinary beyond being full. It’s known as the ‘flower moon’. The name comes from the Algonquin people, according to Christina Ruddy from the Algonquin Cultural Centre in Pikwakanagan, Ontario, Canada.