Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 ...
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
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 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats
Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...
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NASA increases chance 'city-killing' asteroid will hit Earth in 2032
NASA reports that the chance of a "city-killing" asteroid striking Earth in 2032 has increased since last week.
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting ... "There is the possibility this would eject some material back out that could hit the Earth, but I highly doubt it would cause any major threat ...
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 ...
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say
An asteroid that's big enough to wipe out a ... "There is the possibility this would eject some material back out that could hit the Earth, but I highly doubt it would cause any major threat ...
NASA Alert! 67-foot asteroid heading towards Earth at 16,490 mph tomorrow
NASA has detected a 67-foot asteroid traveling at 16,490 mph set to fly by Earth on February 18, 2025. Despite its alarming ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 ... “Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth all the time, disintegrating in the atmosphere as fireballs; fortunately small ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
That’s not even close to the size of the “planet-killer” asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ... the last known large asteroid to hit our world. Planet killer asteroids are ...