An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Exact date huge asteroid could collide with Earth as Nasa keeps close eye on impact chances
Space agency officials have announced a newly-discovered asteroid has a slight chance ... our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
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Boeing Just Gave Up On Starliner...
Big changes are happening in space exploration ... From an Autistic Psychologist NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up Lawmakers overturn ban on common store item ...
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Must-See Cheetah On The Move In The Wild
"Rob the Ranger brings the untamed beauty of African wildlife straight to your screen with candid ... Seemingly Spotted a New Asteroid. It Turned Out to Be a Tesla in Space Billy Crystal and ...
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China to Plant 'Flapping' Flag on Moon: A Lunar First
Curiously, some of the screen captures show a CNSA logo (not ... (NASA/LRO) This year and next are busy ones for China's space agency. The agency plans on launching its first ever asteroid and comet ...
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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...
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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 less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
asteroid 2024 YR4 in data from the Catalina Sky Survey, meaning he was able to find images of the space rock in archival data that was gathered prior to its official discovery. Space.com reached ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after its original mission ended. In the next few years, the space agency hopes to launch an infrared space telescope devoted to ...
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Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
A recently spotted space rock has suddenly climbed atop astronomers’ threat lists. As of February 7, NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...