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What would happen if a small asteroid hit Earth? Scientists have an idea
Some of these events were triggered by asteroid impacts, leaving long-lasting effects on both ... To put that probability ...
The Washington Post6d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.
Astronomers around the world have trained their telescopes toward an asteroid they believe has a minimal, but not insignificant, chance of hitting Earth in just under 8 years. Though space ...
NASA Just Doubled the Odds of an Asteroid Impact – Should We Worry?
YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...
USA Today5d
Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4
Last week, the impact probability stood at 2.3%, according to NASA. The asteroid will continue to be visible from Earth through April, giving astronomers some time to gather data with ...
The Washington Post3d
Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
Writing in Science Advances, researchers used computer models to assess the potential impacts of a medium-size asteroid collision, noting that there are about 4,900 known medium-size asteroids ...
CBS News6d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of hitting Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has ... a crater on the ground.
Yahoo6d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero chance of colliding with earth in 2032: What to know
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb. 7. This probability of impact has increased since Jan. 29 when NASA ...