Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered
The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.
Smithsonian Magazine6h
Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid Potentially on Collision Course With Earth in 2032
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
'We need to remove any threats to Russia'
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow has discussed removing threats to the country with US Secretary of ...
France24 (Video) on MSN3d
Saudi Arabia consolidates soft power as Riyadh hosts US-Russia talks
Saudi Arabia's crown prince wasn't in the room for the first high-level talks between Russia and the United States over ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...
Newstalk11d
2.3% chance asteroid will hit earth with devastating impact
Nasa’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies has located an asteroid hurtling in our direction and believes it could make ...
New Scientist11d
There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
Newsweek14d
Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It
However, he said that there is "at least 98 percent chance that the asteroid won't hit the Earth. "The other thing to bear in mind is that we can deflect these things. If it's done early enough ...
NBC Chicago14d
Newly spotted, giant asteroid has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — but there's some good news
That’s why this one now tops ESA’s asteroid risk list. The potential impact would occur on Dec. 22, 2032. It’s much too soon to know where it might land if it did hit Earth. The good news ...