‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Live Science on MSN4d
'Potentially hazardous' pyramid-size asteroid will make its closest flyby of Earth for more than 100 years this Wednesday
The hefty space rock 2014 TN17 is large enough to wipe out a city, but it will pose no risk to our planet when it sails by ...
Scientific American1d
A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
Giant Asteroid 2014 TN17- twice the size of Taj Mahal racing toward Earth: NASA issues alert
TN17 will safely pass Earth this time, NASA's warning serves as a reminder of the lurking dangers in space. Scientists and ...
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid tracker to hunt ‘city-killer’ space rocks to save Earth from apocalypse
NASA's $1.4 billion NEO Surveyor space telescope is designed to spot and track potentially hazardous asteroids, offering ...
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 fall. What scientists now say about 2024 YR4
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
A giant 540-foot asteroid is speeding at 77,282 km/h towards Earth – close approach on 26 March
TN17, a massive space rock the size of the Taj Mahal, is racing towards Earth at 77,282 km/h and is classified as potentially ...
Yahoo10d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
But it's classified as an Apollo-type asteroid, meaning its orbit regularly intersects that of Earth, thus creating the potential for an impact. When 2024 YR4 was first observed, astronomers ...
Are we on the verge of mining metals from the asteroids above Earth?
As an asteroid mining start-up's latest mission goes awry, Josh Sims looks at how close we really are to extracting rare ...
Detroit Free Press1mon
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 fall. What scientists now say about 2024 YR4
Asteroid 2024 YR4’s current orbit is taking it away from Earth; it’s currently about 56 million miles away, The Sky Live said. How will astronomers continue to monitor Asteroid 2024 YR4?