Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
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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NASA Says Asteroid Passing by in 2032 Could Hit Earth
NASA says an asteroid measuring up to 300 feet across could crash into Earth in 2032. While the agency says the chances of ...
NASA Says an Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032 – Here's What to Know
Interest is swirling in a recently spotted asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 – though the odds have increased slightly over the last few weeks. NASA has made it clear that ...
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China, NASA gear up to stop ‘highest-risk’ asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
This dangerous asteroid will be the target of observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. Astronomers will use the ...
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Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The likelihood has increased to 2.1%. MORE: There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA The overall probability may be low, but a 2% chance of an asteroid ...
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Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4
Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in less ... In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that ...
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NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA ... going to hit," Eric Christensen, the director of the near-Earth object-seeking Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, previously told Mashable. If the asteroid ...