This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
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Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The memo said “Asteroid 2024 YR4,” first detected in late December after it came out of the sun’s glare and passed by the Earth, might hit our planet ... There’s no easy way to know ...
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A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
(CNN) — Space agencies are keeping a close eye on a recently discovered asteroid that has a small chance of impacting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting our planet ...
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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with ... in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to hit the planet. Given the small but not impossible chance of Bennu’s potential ...