An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
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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 ...
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Chilling video shows what might happen if asteroid hits Earth in 2032
Now experts have modelled what the possible impact of 2024 YR4 – equal to 15,000,000 tons of TNT – could look like.
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved ...
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Asteroid the size of the Statue of Liberty sparks global defence plan as it heads towards Earth
And Catalina Sky Survey engineer David Rankin wrote on Bluesky: "This is one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever ... known large asteroids have an ...
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Two huge asteroids set for a close encounter with Earth today—here’s what NASA says
The night sky will witness a celestial event soon. Two asteroids are set to pass Earth on 31 January. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking their movement. Scientists confirm that ...
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High risk asteroid could hit earth in 2032 – can we defend ourselves?
Nuclear warheads could be flown into asteroids bigger than 1km across to save Earth, experts say, but these are exceptionally rare. A rock this big is expected to hit our planet once every 700,000 ...
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NASA’s five most dangerous asteroids that are a potential threat to Earth
Upon discovery, the 47 million tonne rock immediately became one of the most potentially hazardous asteroids. Current calculations estimate that 2023 TL4 has a 0.00055% – or one in 181,000 ...
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Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
Here's what to know about the asteroid 2024 YR4 and it's chances of hitting Earth: Asteroids: Apophis has the tiniest chance of hitting earth in 2029 – on a Friday the 13th Asteroid 2024 YR4 was ...