Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit ...
Could this asteroid crash into Earth in 2032? What Arizonans need to know
YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
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 ...
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Asteroid alert
Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...
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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 ...
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: 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% as more ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
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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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
Last week, NASA reported that a newly identified asteroid has a more than 1 percent chance of striking Earth in December 2032, per a statement released by the agency. Now, astronomers have bumped ...
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Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust
“This is all very exciting because it suggests that asteroids like Bennu once acted like giant chemical factories in space and could have also delivered the raw ingredients for life to Earth and ...