2 h. ago Pope Francis 'showing slight improvements' as he resumes to work from hospital, Vatican says

In an update on Wednesday, the Holy See said the results of a chest CT scan had come back showing the 'normal progression of lung inflammation'.

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3 h. ago Pope shows ‘slight improvement’ in health before 13th night in hospital

Vatican says Francis’s scan ‘shows normal evolution’ of lung inflammation and kidney problem has ‘resolved’Pope Francis has shown a “further, slight improvement” as the 88-year-old remains in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican has said.A CT scan of the pontiff’s chest “showed a normal evolution” of the inflammation in his lungs, the Vatican said in its evening update on Wednesday, while the “mild kidney insufficiency”, which was diagnosed on Sunday, had “resolved”. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Pope Francis makes 'slight improvement' says Vatican as condition still closely monitored

Pope Francis has been in hospital with double pneumonia and bronchitis since February 14 - but a new chest CT scan has shown the levels of inflammation in his lung tissue are normal

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36 h. ago Pope Francis remains 'fragile' but has 'rested well' and seen 'slight improvement' as he battled pneumonia in hospital

A critically ill Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia in both lungs, 'rested well', the Vatican said on Tuesday after earlier reporting a 'slight improvement' in his condition

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51 h. ago Pope Francis still critical but shows ‘slight improvement’, Vatican update claims

The Pope had resumed work in the afternoon and in the evening made a call to the Catholic parish in Gaza

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51 h. ago Pope Francis sees ‘slight improvement’ but remains in critical condition

Prognosis for pontiff, 88, remains guarded as he is treated in hospital for pneumonia and kidney failurePope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia and “mild” kidney failure, remains in a critical condition although there was a “slight improvement” on Monday, the Vatican said.The pontiff, 88, has not had any further asthma-style attacks and “some laboratory tests have improved”, the Vatican said in a statement on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Exact date NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' could hit Earth from top space expert

The 2024 YR4 asteroid is being closely monitored with a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - higher than any other in recorded history - with NASA scientists reportedly concerned about its trajectory

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6 d. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are three reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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