A serious threat to Earth? What we know about asteroid 2024 YR4
This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.
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 ...
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 ...
How likely is an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's what we know
In recent weeks, scientists have said the threat of a recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has risen slightly, ...
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NASA Boosts Odds of Massive ‘Killer’ Asteroid Striking Earth
If it hits, the explosion would be 500 times as powerful as the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and have a blast radius of ...
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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 football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...
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Experts reveal exact locations where 'city destroying' asteroid could hit Earth seven years from now
As for where it’ll go, David Rankin, an engineer with NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey Project, mapped out a 'risk corridor', ...
NASA says asteroid YR4 has a real chance of hitting us. Here's when and where it could hit.
Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.
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Earliest modern bird lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...
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Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...
An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...