Lots of Asteroids Next to Eath

Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth just got a lot smaller

New data shrank the odds that this asteroid will hit Earth, but astronomers will continue to study it. Here’s what you need to know.

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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

CNET on MSN · 1d

Asteroid's Chances of Smacking Earth Increase. Here's What to Know

The asteroid's odds of smacking Earth have gone up in recent days, but that number is not set in stone. There's a lot still left to learn about the space rock. The asteroid, desig

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So About That Asteroid That Could Hit Earth ...

or deflect asteroids would keep Earth safer in the long run. 2024 YR4 will probably turn out to be harmless. But if it is heading Earth’s way—or the next asteroid is—the world will look to ...

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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

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Not much is known ...

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Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4

Set to launch no earlier than June 2028, the telescope is designed to discover 90% of asteroids and comets that are 460 feet in size or larger and come within 30 million miles of Earth’s orbit.

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Karman+ digs up $20M to build an asteroid-mining autonomous spacecraft

Investors on the lookout for startups working at the frontiers of technology are casting their nets ever further into ...

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An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?

“The object had a close approach with Earth,” which made it bright enough to be detected in surveys for asteroids, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies. Observations and data ...

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