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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China builds 'planetary defence' team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...
Yes, the odds of an asteroid striking Earth have doubled. No, you don't need to worry
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...
NASA On Alert As 170-Foot Massive Asteroid Heads For A Close Encounter With Earth This Weekend
What If an Asteroid Like This Hit Earth? While 2004 XG is not large enough to cause a global catastrophe, a direct impact ...
What we know about possible Nasa mission to ‘deflect’ asteroid heading for Earth
Scientists will debate in the coming weeks whether they will need to send a mission to intercept an asteroid that may hit ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Scan Asteroid Threatening To Hit Earth
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...
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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet.
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
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 ...
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
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Higher risk than ever before: newly discovered asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
The former can cause some damage locally, such as the almost 20-meter asteroid that crashed over Chelyabinsk in 2013. The suspected Tunguska asteroid from 1908 was probably around twice as large.