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Dhurandhar 2 is an ‘asteroid strike’, says Ram Gopal Varma: ‘It has high chances of permanently obliterating the pan-India South films movement’ | Bollywood News

Dhurandhar 2 is an ‘asteroid strike’, says Ram Gopal Varma: ‘It has high chances of permanently obliterating the pan-India South films movement’ | Bollywood News

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3 min readMumbaiFeb 24, 2026 10:27 PM IST Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is back with another long essay on X hyping Aditya Dhar’s upcoming spy thriller Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge, the sequel to his historic blockbuster Dhurandhar from last year. This time, RGV hailed it as an “asteroid strike,” which is going to obliterate the dinosaur that is the pan-India film trend, particularly those emanating from the South film industries. “DHURANDHAR 2 has high chances of completely and permanently obliterating the pan-India south films movement by establishing a brand new benchmark with ultra realistic making, genuine character depths etc that actually engage the audience’s brain while still delivering a raw visceral impact,” wrote Varma on X. Ram Gopal Varma claimed that everything in the existing “masala” genre would become “endangered” as soon as the audience tastes the blood that comes with the novelty of Dhurandhar 2. “Producers who bet entire empires on the same previous formulaic making might face empty theatres and career ending losses because of the high costs involved and the audience taste …

Wes Anderson reveals why he ‘stole’ this famous Satyajit Ray scene for Asteroid City: ‘The concept is very odd’ | Hollywood

Wes Anderson reveals why he ‘stole’ this famous Satyajit Ray scene for Asteroid City: ‘The concept is very odd’ | Hollywood

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May 27, 2025 04:49 PM IST On the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, Wes Anderson spoke about a famous scene from Satyajit Ray’s Aranyer Din Ratri.  It’s no secret that American filmmaker Wes Anderson is a huge fan of the late Satyajit Ray. Talking to THR India on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, where he presented Satyajit’s 1971 film Aranyer Din Ratri after spearheading its restoration, he admitted to copying a famous scene from it for his 2023 film Asteroid City. (Also Read: Sharmila Tagore, Simi Garewal attend Aranyer Din Ratri Cannes screening, hang out with Satyajit Ray fanboy Wes Anderson) Grace Edwards, Scarlett Johansson and Sharmila Tagore in stills from Asteroid City and Aranyer Din Ratri. Wes Anderson on copying Satyajit Ray When asked about the memory game scene from Asteroid City, Wes admitted it was ‘copied’ from Aranyer Din Ratri. “Yes, well, stole it. The way that scene was done…it’s the most beautifully…First of all, that concept of the scene is very odd because it’s a game. But we learn …

Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists

Asteroid Vesta May Be a Fragment of a Lost Planet, Say Scientists

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Asteroid Vesta, long considered a stalled protoplanet, may actually be a massive fragment of a larger world that once existed in our solar system. New findings based on gravity-field mapping and spin-rate data suggest Vesta lacks the dense core typically found in differentiated planetary bodies. The discovery challenges previous assumptions, drawn from NASA’s Dawn mission in 2012, that classified Vesta as an embryonic planet. Now, scientists report that Vesta might have been ejected from a differentiated world in a massive collision 4.5 billion years ago, upending ideas about the development of planets and asteroids. New Gravity Data Suggests Vesta Is Debris from a Destroyed Planet, Not a Protoplanet As per a new study published in Nature Astronomy on April 23, 2025, Vesta does not quite match the former model. Refined calibration methods polished the radio Doppler signals, confirming the absence of a metal-rich core, which was inconsistent with earlier work. Seth Jacobson of Michigan State University, who led the research, stated the new interpretation marks a major shift in planetary science. While Vesta’s basaltic, volcanic surface still …

Massive Asteroid 2002 JX8 to Fly Past Earth on May 9, Live Stream Available for Public Viewing

Massive Asteroid 2002 JX8 to Fly Past Earth on May 9, Live Stream Available for Public Viewing

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A massive asteroid nearly the size of a stadium will pass safely by Earth on May 9, and space enthusiasts can follow its journey in real time. The object, asteroid 612356 (2002 JX8), measures around 950 feet (290 metres) in diameter and is not a threat, as per NASA. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the asteroid’s flyby on its YouTube channel starting at 4:30 p.m. EDT (20:30 GMT). The asteroid is expected to make its closest approach at 11:02 GMT. The stream will also feature asteroid Vesta, which remains visible after reaching opposition on May 2. Asteroid 2002 JX8’s Safe Flyby Offers Stargazers a Rare Celestial Event As per a recent post by Gianluca Masi, founder of The Virtual Telescope Project, it will come as close to Earth as a million kilometres (2.6 million miles) — 10.9 times the average distance between Earth and the Moon. The project provides free online observing opportunities in which exciting celestial phenomena, for example, asteroids changing position against the background of stars, can be brought to the attention of the public. NASA had …

Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests

Dinosaurs Weren’t Doomed Before the Asteroid Hit, New Research Suggests

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Scientists say that dinosaurs weren’t doomed when an asteroid hit Earth. Fossil unearthings before the asteroid collision, at the end of the Cretaceous epoch, show that dinosaurs were losing variety and numbers. At first, some scientists thought this alteration showed dinosaurs were headed toward extinction even before the fatal asteroid incident. Nevertheless, this concept has long been argumentative, with other researchers insisting that dinosaur diversity was doing just fine at the time of their loss of life. Challenging the Long-Held Narrative According to a report by Live Science, the visible rarity of dinosaurs before their extinction may merely be due to a low fossil record. Emphasizsng four families—that is, the Ankylosauridae, Ceratopsidae, Hadrosauridae, and Tyrannosauridae—the studies of the scientists reveal records of approximately 8,000 fossils from North America dating to the Campanian age (83.6 million to 72.1 million years ago) and Maastrichtian age (72.1 million to 66 million years ago). Th range of dinosaurs peaked 76 million years ago and started to shrink after the asteroid collision wiped off the nonavian dinosaurs. This drift was more …

3D Mapping Reveals 52-Foot Megaripples from Chicxulub Asteroid in Louisiana

3D Mapping Reveals 52-Foot Megaripples from Chicxulub Asteroid in Louisiana

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Giant underwater ripples, formed in the wake of the asteroid impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, have been identified deep beneath Louisiana’s surface. Measuring up to 52 feet high and nearly 2,000 feet apart, these megaripples provide new insights into the catastrophic tsunami triggered by the Chicxulub impact. The findings, based on advanced 3D seismic mapping, have extended the known reach of these formations far beyond previous estimates. Scientists believe these structures, buried under layers of sediment, offer crucial evidence of the intense forces unleashed during one of Earth’s most devastating events. New Findings Extend Megaripple Coverage According to the study published in Marine Geology, a team of researchers led by Gary Kinsland, a geoscientist at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, examined a 900-square-mile area of seismic data to assess the extent of the megaripples. Earlier research in 2021 had mapped a 77-square-mile section of these features, but the latest study indicates that they are far more widespread, stretching across both shallow and deeper waters. Tsunami Dynamics and Ripple …

NASA Partners With SpaceX To Launch NEO Surveyor, a Mission To Detect Asteroid Threats

NASA Partners With SpaceX To Launch NEO Surveyor, a Mission To Detect Asteroid Threats

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A contract has been awarded by NASA to SpaceX for the launch of its Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor spacecraft, which is intended to identify asteroids and comets that could pose a threat to Earth. The mission is set to launch no earlier than September 2027 from Florida’s Space Coast using a Falcon 9 rocket. The contract for the launch and related services has been valued at approximately $100 million. The spacecraft is expected to enhance planetary defense efforts by detecting and characterizing near-Earth objects that could potentially cause significant damage upon impact. The mission will be operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, with support from various scientific institutions. Mission Objectives and Capabilities As per reports, according to NASA, the NEO Surveyor will be positioned at the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1, approximately 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. From this vantage point, the spacecraft will use its 50-centimetre infrared telescope to scan space in two infrared wavelengths. This will allow the detection of both bright and dark asteroids, including those that are difficult to …

NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero

NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero

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The asteroid once considered the most significant impact risk in recorded history has been reclassified as non-threatening. Newly gathered data has confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has no chance of colliding with Earth. The risk, which had previously been estimated at 1 in 32, has been reduced to effectively zero following additional observations conducted on February 23, 2025. This updated assessment has led to its reclassification to Torino Scale Level Zero, indicating no hazard. Revised Impact Assessment According to reports, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), asteroid 2024 YR4 was initially placed at Level 3 on the Torino Scale due to early calculations that suggested a potential collision. This classification, which requires attention from astronomers, was based on an estimated 1% or greater probability of impact. Richard Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and creator of the Torino Scale, told Space.com that updated tracking of the asteroid’s orbit reduced its impact probability to 0.00005, or 1 in 20,000, for its 2032 approach. “That’s …

NASA Lowers Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact

NASA Lowers Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact

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Concerns regarding asteroid 2024 YR4 have diminished, as NASA has revised the probability of its impact on Earth in 2032 from 1 in 32 to 1 in 360. The asteroid, which has an estimated diameter of 55 meters, was initially considered the most hazardous object on NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) Sentry Risk Table. New observational data gathered between February 18 and February 20 led to a reassessment, significantly lowering the projected threat level. According to NASA, the asteroid now holds a 99.72 percent chance of missing Earth entirely. Orbital Data Leads to Reassessment According to information provided by NASA, the latest findings were based on additional telescope observations, refining previous predictions. The data confirmed that the asteroid’s trajectory has been better understood, resulting in its classification at Level 1 on the Torino Scale, a system used to gauge the risk posed by near-Earth objects. Richard Binzel, the creator of the Torino Scale, told Space.com that further observations are expected to move 2024 YR4 to Level 0, indicating no cause for concern. …

Phew! The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has lowered

Phew! The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth has lowered

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Earlier this week, the odds of the asteroid impacting Earth on December 22nd, 2032, were closer to 3.1 percent, which was “the highest impact probability NASA has ever recorded for an object of this size or larger,” according to the agency. The latest trajectory estimates come from new observations made after a week of limited visibility caused by a full moon. Ground-based telescopes will continue to track 2024 YR4 until April when its distant orbit will make observations from Earth impossible until it approaches again in 2028. The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared capabilities will be used in March and May to observe the asteroid’s movements. Data gathered by the space telescope will help scientists more accurately calculate 2024 YR4’s size, what it’s made of, and the threat it poses. First identified on December 27th, 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) located in Chile, trajectory calculations showed 2024 YR4 was on a potential collision course with Earth after a few weeks of observation. The asteroid is estimated to be between 130 and …