"City-killer" asteroid will be studied by Webb telescope as its …
21 hours ago · "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ... the telescope's data and determine what it could mean for the asteroid's route before it shows …
Asteroid Will Miss Earth by "Comfortable Distance" in 2028
Mar 12, 1998 · Asteroid 1997 XF11 will pass well beyond the Moon's distance from Earth in October 2028 with a zero probability of impacting the planet, according to astronomers at …
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in …
4 days ago · Within a few days, scientists gathered enough information on the asteroid —officially designated 2024 YR4 —to determine that its orbit will bring it quite close to Earth in 2028, and …
Astrophysicist Reveals The Key Facts About The Asteroid That …
Feb 3, 2025 · On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed …
Asteroid 2024 YR4 reaches level 3 on the Torino Scale
Feb 1, 2025 · CNEOS analysis of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4, which is estimated to be about 40 to 90 meters wide, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, …
(35396) 1997 XF11 - Wikipedia
Three months after its discovery on 6 December 1997 by James V. Scotti of the University of Arizona's Spacewatch Project, the asteroid was predicted to make an exceptionally close …
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going …
3 days ago · On Jan. 29, the chances of this asteroid (named 2024 YR4) striking our planet on Dec. 22, 2032, were 1.3 percent. Then they rose to 1.7 percent on Feb. 1, before dropping the …
Asteroid Headed for Earth - Science | AAAS
Mar 11, 1998 · Astronomers are tracking an asteroid, at least 1 kilometer wide, that could hit Earth in 2028. The orbit of the massive asteroid, known as 1997 XF11, was posted today on the …
Asteroid the size of 3 million elephants zooms past Earth
Dec 4, 2024 · NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means. A big asteroid zoomed past Earth and the moon early Dec. 4, setting it up for …
2024 YR4 - Wikipedia
The asteroid made a close approach of 828,800 kilometres (515,000 miles; 2.156 lunar distances) to Earth on 25 December 2024 (two days before its discovery) and is now moving away. Its …