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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

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There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

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An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

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There May Be Water On Psyche, The Asteroid ‘Worth $10,000 Quadrillion’

It will then take at least 21 months to map orbit and study the asteroid’s properties. Since 16 Psyche is so bright and dense, it's thought to be metallic. At about 140 miles (225 kilometers ...

Earth receives its first laser message from deep space; here's what it means

In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA successfully sent a laser message from the Psyche spacecraft to Earth, spanning 16 ...

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Is asteroid Psyche actually a planetary core? James Webb Space Telescope results cast doubt

orbit around the sun. This places Psyche in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, between 2.5 and 3.3 times further from the sun than Earth is. Psyche was chosen as a destination for ...

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Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

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