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Space Hazards

Asteroids, solar flares and cosmic threats facing Earth

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Pub Date 11 Sep 2025 | Archive Date 25 Sep 2025

Computers & Technology | Reference | Science

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Earth is not isolated in space but surrounded by an array of potentially hazardous objects within our own solar system and beyond. Although none of these provide an immediate threat to life, it is the work of scientists around the world to continue monitoring their presence, potential risks and how to minimize these.

Dr. Ryan French explores the science of multiple space hazards and discusses the probability and potential impacts of each of them.

Topic covered include: asteroids & near-Earth objects, space weather, Earth polarity flips, space junk, stellar and black hole collisions

Earth is not isolated in space but surrounded by an array of potentially hazardous objects within our own solar system and beyond. Although none of these provide an immediate threat to life, it is...

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ISBN 9780008688172
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