Day: February 1, 2025

The targeted facilities supported Kiev’s defense industrial complex, the Defense Ministry has said

The Russian military has launched a wave of strikes on Ukraine’s gas energy infrastructure, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has announced.

In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said that the group strike was carried out overnight and targeted facilities supporting operations of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex. “The objective of the strike has been met. All designated targets have been hit,” officials said, without providing enumerating the facilities affected or listing the forces involved in the attack.

European gas prices have surged to their highest level since October 2023, driven by supply disruptions following Ukraine’s recent refusal to extend a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Colder weather forecasts have been exacerbating concerns in an already tight energy market.

Russia Strikes Ukrainian Gas Infrastructure 🇷🇺💥🇺🇦

Russian bombers target gas infrastructure in Ukraine’s eastern regions, striking key facilities that support military operations. Tensions escalate as missile threats loom over Kyiv and nearby areas. pic.twitter.com/SzLdJ0gEfy

— DailyRedacted (@DailyRedacted) February 1, 2025

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Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, the European Space Agency and NASA have found.

But that also means the space rock has a nearly 99% chance of safely passing by Earth in 2032, according to the ESA and NASA. Future observations of the asteroid will help scientists determine the likelihood of an impact.

The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet (40 and 100 meters) wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they can cause severe damage to local regions, according to the ESA.

The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, director for the Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or CNEOS, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Chodas added that the actual size of the asteroid, which astronomers are trying to determine with follow-up observations using multiple telescopes, is currently highly uncertain.

A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032https://t.co/XTbMkjdbeK

— Karen (@kz2076) February 1, 2025

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