Asteroid Near Earth 2023

NASA studying near-Earth asteroid

NASA says that, yes, an asteroid buzzing by in 2023 could hit Earth

An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space rock was discovered weeks ago.

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

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.

Space on MSN2d

Asteroid 23 BU Time-Lapse Seen Shortly Before Super Close Approach To Earth

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured asteroid 2023 BU when it less than 40,000 km (25,854 mi.) away from Earth earlier this year. It’s closest approach to Earth was about 3,600 km ...

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China Sets Up 'Planetary Defense' Unit Over 2032 Asteroid Threat

YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.

Yahoo News UK3d

Asteroid headed for Earth 'could hit Moon', astronomer says

On January 28, the asteroid was placed at level 3 in the Torino impact hazard scale, indicating a close encounter that ... to similarities with December 2023 when there were reports of another ...

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NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft returned 122 grams (4 ounces) of dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, delivering the sample canister to the Utah desert in 2023 before swooping off ...

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