2024 YR4: What we know about the asteroid that could hit Earth
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 ...
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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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2024 YR4: What we know about the asteroid that could hit Earth
The device, which has previously been used to capture unprecedented pictures of stars being born and dying ... the severe measures of sending up a nuclear weapon to the surface of this asteroid in ...
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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 that could be as ... When it's dark, they are constantly taking pictures of the sky, says Denneau, whose team ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a ...
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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
The amount of light reflected by the asteroid’s surface is used to estimate how big it is. However, the Webb telescope, slated to begin observations of 2024 YR4 in early March, sees the universe ...
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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." It might not look like much in this image, but this is the ...