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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth ... according to the European Space Agency. The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making ...
New York Magazine8d
Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR4 asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this rock hits Earth, and those odds will change (and probably go down ...
CNN7d
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
The asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide. The space rock has a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas, manager for the Center ...
New York Post13d
‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than an atomic bomb has triggered global space agency alarms. The odds that the space rock dubbed Y4, which is nearly ...
NJ.com7d
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
The risk assessment has fluctuated since the asteroid’s discovery late last ... reduced to zero,” the agency added. The space rock in question is somewhere between 130 feet and 330 feet ...
Reuters11d
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
"When the impacting asteroid or comet hit the lunar surface, it excavated a tremendous volume of rock that was launched into space above the lunar surface before it came crashing back down.