Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero
Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.
'I'm a planetary scientist – here's why I wouldn't lose sleep over asteroid 2024 YR4'
The asteroid, known as asteroid 2024 YR4, first flew into view of NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS ...
Don’t lose sleep over asteroid impact odds: Planetary scientist
NASA has been revising the odds of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032, with recent estimates increasing the chance to 3.1 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...
Odds of asteroid crashing into Earth in 2032 rise again
Astronomers said the threat posed by Asteroid 2024 YR4 now exceeds the threat posed by the widely known 2004 Apophis asteroid ...
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth drop from record high, NASA says of 'city killer'
NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where ...
Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever
The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
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MOSI monitoring asteroid that had record chance of colliding with Earth
Astronomers briefly raised the alert level for an asteroid that could be on a collision course with Earth. They gave it a 3% ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.
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City-destroying asteroid could hit Earth in 8 years, Champaign planetarium director explains
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field has some scientists watching closely. It was discovered less than two months ago, and now NASA announced today there’s a 3.1% chance the asteroid will ...