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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
Newsweek5d
Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...
CBS News2d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
Other, more experimental ideas exist. Lasers could vaporize part of the asteroid to create a thrust effect, pushing it off course. A "gravity tractor," a large spacecraft that slowly tugs the ...
Oregonian5d
An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
In 2021 a collaborative of scientists published a report that identified the immediate effects of an asteroid, including “shock waves that can knock down forests and buildings, thermal radiation ...
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The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising
The odds of an asteroid crashing into Earth in 2032 keep changing, and not in a good way. Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 1-in-45 chance of impacting our planet in seven years. The odds are not a huge ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: When exactly could the asteroid hit Earth and what would happen if it did?
A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...
The Independent5d
Nasa using world’s most powerful telescope to examine asteroid that could smash into Earth
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Terrifying animation shows disastrous impact 'city destroying' asteroid could have on Earth seven years from now
Thankfully the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are extremely low but NASA is still keeping an eye ...
Live Science5d
Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through space
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short time-lapse video captured by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope.
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What would happen if a small asteroid hit Earth? Scientists have an idea
Some of these events were triggered by asteroid impacts, leaving long-lasting effects on both land and sea. Scientists continue to study these possibilities, not just to understand past extinctions ...
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Space billiards, nuclear weapons and X-rays: Can we deflect asteroid 2024 YR4?
Science. Astrophysicist gives more details of asteroid 2024 YR4: "Its impact would produce devastation similar to the island of Gran Canaria" Science. Science speaks: What would happen if an ...