This asteroid has 1-in-63 chance of hitting the Earth in 2032
NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile first detected asteroid 2024 YR4. Estimated to be between 40 ...
Scientists warn that asteroid 2024YR4 has a chance of colliding with Earth—here’s what to know
NASA and ESA warn of a 1.2% chance that asteroid 2024YR4 could collide with Earth in 2032. Find out what scientists are doing ...
Could asteroid 2024 YR4 collide with Earth in 2032? Experts weigh in
Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.
NASA warns three giant asteroids will skim past Earth TODAY
NASA is keeping a close eye on three vehicle-sized asteroids that will make close approaches to Earth today. The trio was ...
Newly discovered asteroid may hit Earth in 2032: How worried should you be?
YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...
NASA Tracking Three Vehicle-Sized Asteroids Nearing Earth Today
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 ...
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Ingredients of life from an unknown water world found in asteroid Bennu dust sample
Samples from asteroid Bennu have delivered insights into the origins of Earth’s water and the organic molecules that may have ...
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...
Lurking inside an asteroid: life’s ingredients
Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.
When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.
The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.