Meteors That Hit Earth

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A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

Ars Technica · 4d

Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than 10 meters has a greater than 1 percent chance of striking Earth within the next 20 years. The risk of 2024 YR4 meets this threshold.

The Conversation on MSN · 7d

Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow-up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032.

2don MSN

The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...

The Brighterside of News on MSN1d

Ancient meteorite discovery may explain Earth’s missing elements

A new study reveals that these missing pieces may not have been absent from the start but were instead lost during violent ...

KNAU Arizona Public Radio8d

Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

By comparison, the meteor that hit Chelyabinsk ... IAWN's notification says that in the event it did hit Earth, the ...

BGR10d

Everyone’s talking about a new asteroid heading towards Earth, but is it a threat?

In 2028, Asteroid 2024 YR4 will pass within 5 million miles (8 million km) of Earth, giving scientists a crucial opportunity to gather more accurate data. Asteroids and meteors hit Earth all ...

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