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Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
But more recently, the car spawned a high-profile case of mistaken identity as space observers mistook it for an asteroid. Several observations of the vehicle, gathered by sweeping surveys of the ...
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Scientists release pictures of what 'city destroying' asteroid looks like as exact locations it could hit revealed
The European Space Agency says the asteroid could destroy a city and has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth.
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have increased slightly since then, according to the European Space ...
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Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting earth increase
The asteroid, described as a potential "city-killer," was initially detected in December and its likelihood of impacting Earth has increased slightly, according to the European Space Agency.
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‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact
you basically wipe out the whole city and some of the environs,” Bruce Betts, chief scientist of The Planetary Society, told Agence France-Presse last week. The 2024 YR4 asteroid observed by ...