Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
NASA Tracking Car-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth
The space rock is expected to zoom past our planet at a zippy 28,655 miles per hour, according to the space agency.
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Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth Could Smash into the Moon Instead
The asteroid space scientists feared would hit Earth may now smash into the Moon instead. Space rock 2024 YR4 was originally ...
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Asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 now may slam into Moon instead
The asteroid space scientists feared would hit Earth may now smash into the Moon instead. Space rock 2024 YR4 was originally ...
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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
had the highest chance of any asteroid to hit Earth in modern history. It is known as a near-Earth asteroid, meaning its orbit presents a danger to Earth, according to NASA. It is between 130 and ...
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Emporia State's Planetarium Explores Asteroid Threat, previews March show
But don't panic just yet - the chance that the asteroid will hit Earth hovers around 0.3% ... was zero chance of impact either in 2029 or 2036. The process of tracking and studying this recent ...
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An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being surprisingly likely to hit Earth in the next several years. After peaking at an impact likelihood of about 3%, additional data was ...
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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
Asteroids have struck Earth occasionally over its long history, often with cataclysmic results. For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 YR4 - hit ...