David Rankin

David Rankin

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David Rankin is an engineer at NASA's Catalina Sky Survey Project, known for his contributions to tracking and analyzing near-Earth objects, including the recently monitored asteroid 2024 YR4, which poses a potential impact risk to Earth.

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David Rankin wrote about the detection of the comet by a Chilean observatory.

Detectan un nuevo cometa interestelar que atraviesa el sistema solar a 200 mil km/h
Prensa Libre – major Guatemalan newspaper, est. 1951·GuatemalaGuatemala· 2025-07-03
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David Rankin is an American astronomer who reported the discovery of the interstellar object by the ATLAS project.

Sa vitesse est estimée à plus de 200.000km/heure, quel est ce mystérieux objet interstellaire qui traverse notre système solaire ?
Monaco-Matin – newspaper covering the Principality of Monaco·MonacoMonaco· 2025-07-03
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David Rankin explained that the impact could expel material that could impact the Earth.

Qué pasaría en la Tierra si el asteroide 2024 YR4 choca contra la Luna: la colisión tendría la misma fuerza que 340 bombas nucleares | Internacional | Noticias
El Universo – major Ecuadorian daily, est. 1921·EcuadorEcuador· 2025-04-11
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David Rankin, a scientist at NASA, calculated a possible 'impact corridor' in case of collision.

¿Realmente estamos a salvo del asteroide 2024 YR4? La NASA responde
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-02-28
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David Rankin is an asteroid hunter from the Catalina Sky Survey who found images of the asteroid 2024 YR4.

Anunțul făcut de NASA despre asteroidul 2024 YR4 și traiectoria sa către Pământ
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-02-25
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Richard Binzel
Richard Binzel

David Rankin, an aerospace engineer from the University of Arizona, stated that the asteroid is 'not worth losing sleep over'.

“小行星2032年撞地球”或为虚惊一场--经济·科技--人民网
People's Daily·ChinaChina· 2025-02-24
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David Rankin is the operations engineer for the Catalina Sky Survey who announced the chances of asteroid 4YR2024 colliding with Earth's natural satellite.

قاتل زمین احتمالا قاتل ‌ماه می‌شود
Hamshahri·IranIran· 2025-02-18
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David Rankin, an engineer at NASA on the Catalina Sky Survey Project, presented projections of potentially endangered areas due to asteroid YR4.

Asteriod juri ka Zemlji, ako se udar desi - ove države će biti "zbrisane"
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-02-18
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David Rankin, an engineer from NASA's Catalina Sky Survey Project, revealed his theory of the 'death corridor' where the comet might fall.

cientista da Nasa mostra locais específicos onde meteoro 2024 YR4 pode cair
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2025-02-16
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David Rankin, a NASA engineer, has outlined the 'danger zone' based on the current trajectory of the asteroid.

سیارک ویرانگر در مسیر زمین | چه زمان و کجا برخورد می‌کند؟
Hamshahri·IranIran· 2025-02-16
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David Rankin, an engineer from NASA's Catalina Sky Survey Project, shared his theory about the potential impact of the asteroid 2024 YR4.

científico muestra lugares puntuales donde caería meteorito 2024 YR4
El Tiempo·ColombiaColombia· 2025-02-15
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David Rankin, a scientist from NASA, identified a 'high-risk area' that could be struck by the asteroid.

Neuf pays pourraient être frappés par un astéroïde en 2032, selon la Nasa
La Presse de Tunisie – major Tunisian francophone daily, est. 1936·TunisiaTunisia· 2025-02-15
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David Rankin, an engineer with NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey Project, has mapped out a potential 'risk corridor' for 2024 YR4 based on its current trajectory.

Scientists identify countries at risk if asteroid 2024 YR4 strikes earth
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-02-15
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David Rankin, an engineer at NASA, suggested that the asteroid could impact in a zone called 'corridor of death'.

Lugares donde caería el meteorito 2024 YR4
La Prensa – high-circulation Honduran daily·HondurasHonduras· 2025-02-14
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David Rankin, a scientist in NASA's Catalina Sky Survey project, predicts a 'danger zone' for the asteroid.

كويكب مدمر يهدد 9 دول في 2032.. بينها دولة عربية
Sabq·Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia· 2025-02-14
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David Rankin is an engineer at the Catalina Sky Survey Project of NASA who outlined a 'risk corridor' for asteroid 2024 YR4.

Noi date privind traiectoria asteroidului 2024 YR4. Oamenii de știință au anunțat ce state ale lumii ar fi afectate de coliziunea cu Pământul
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-02-13
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