How scientists could stop the ‘city-killer’ asteroid from striking Earth in 2032
The asteroid, named Asteroid 2024 YR4, has a 1.3 per cent – or one in 83 – chance of striking Earth on December 22 in 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 ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
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This Giant Asteroid Heading Towards Earth Is Top On NASA-ESA Risk List — All About 2024 YR4
NASA and ESA are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, with an estimated size of up to 328 feet and a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth.
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Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
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Gaza patients wait to cross into Egypt for treatment
Palestinian families and patients gather outside Nasser hospital in Gaza's Khan Yunis as they wait to cross into Egypt for treatment on board buses and vehicles of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Good news for Earth: Newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of impacting the planet
On Christmas Day 2024 researchers found a huge 196-foot space rock that has only 1 percent of a chance of hitting Earth.
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...
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.