The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
NASA has announced an asteroid that is heading this way, has a greater chance of hitting the Earth than initially thought.
It’s as if the asteroid has a wide spotlight that’s beaming out ahead of it. Earth is initially caught in the beam, but so is a lot of the space around it. Then, more observations come in.
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is estimated to be 40 to 100 metres across. It's travelling at around 15 times the speed of a high ...
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
By comparison, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs and 70% of all other animal species on Earth around 65 million years ago was roughly 6 to 9 miles wide. Other notable impact events include ...
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