New York Magazine8d
Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
A recently spotted space rock has suddenly climbed atop astronomers’ threat lists. As of February 7, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide ...
National Geographic news10d
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
the space agency hopes to launch an infrared space telescope devoted to asteroid detection. Asteroids fly by Earth on a regular basis, and most of them are of no concern whatsoever. But ...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
CBS News3d
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
AOL2d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said in a statement. By New Year's Eve ...