A Billion-Year-Old Secret Unlocked in Asteroid Bennu’s Dust
Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...
Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
Dust and other debris would rise into the atmosphere on Bennu striking Earth, blocking out the Sun and cooling the planet to ...
The Week1d
'Asteroid hitting earth 2032' fear: Why NASA, ESA deployed James Webb Space Telescope to monitor YR4?
The James Webb Space Telescope, which is the JWST is the largest and space telescope ever built, is expected to help NASA and ...
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 ...
Astronomy1d
Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen
The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
The Week6d
Asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? NASA's 2024 YR4 prediction explained and should we worry?
YR4, a near-Earth asteroid has a one-in-45 chance of hitting Planet Earth in December 2032, NASA and the European Space ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth - Webb is on the case
Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...
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Is an asteroid really heading for Earth? This is what Nasa has to say
Scientists have spotted an asteroid which they estimate has a more than 2 per cent risk of hitting Earth in eight years time ...
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...
Sky4d
2024 YR4: What we know about the asteroid that could hit Earth
Since then, the asteroid has jumped to the top of the risk list - a catalogue of all space objects which could ... Earth is bombarded with more than 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles ...