Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about 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 ...
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 ...
NASA reveals an asteroid might smack into Earth
Here's a fun little nugget of existential dread for you: an asteroid charmingly named 2024 YR4 might smack into Earth on December 22, 2032. Just when we'd be winding down the holiday chaos, the ...
Nuclear weapon or laser? How to stop the asteroid on collision course with Earth
Scientists are debating multiple options to deal with an asteroid which could hit Earth in 2032 – but one is emerging as the ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
Current estimates of the asteroid’s orbit suggest it returns ... at which the asteroid would enter the atmosphere.” Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, and they ...
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Is an asteroid really heading for Earth? This is what Nasa has to say
Scientists have spotted an asteroid which they estimate has a more than 2 per cent risk of hitting Earth in eight years time ...
NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of ...