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Devastating images capture what would happen to Earth if 2032 asteroid with impact energy of 8 megatons of TNT hit
YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...
Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, NASA Reports
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
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An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
ATLAS promptly reported the asteroid to the Minor Planet Center, a clearing house for the positional measurements of small bodies like asteroids ... of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth decreases with ...
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Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
2024 YR4 now has a value of 3 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, the International Astronomical Union's list of asteroids that come close to Earth. That puts it way out in front of any other ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Now, ever-improving technology at our disposal has equipped us here on Earth to better detect – and prepare for – inbound asteroids ... Apophis briefly hit a rating of 4 many when it was ...
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The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising
The asteroid was first spotted on December 27, 2024 when it was 515,116 miles (829,000 kilometers) from Earth. At the time, the chances of 2024 YR4 hitting ... NASA deems asteroids as ...