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 ...
2024 YR4: What we know about the asteroid that could hit Earth
There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...
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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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How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...
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Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
NASA makes emergency call as odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
NASA is training humanity’s most powerful telescope on a “city-killing” asteroid to determine whether or not we need to brace ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Keep your asteroid, Trump is already wrecking havoc on planet Earth
US President Donald Trump has been criticised for having his head in space, making friends with those who want to conquer other planets, and possessing an ego the size of a meteor ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ... 2024 YR4 will disappear from view for a while after that, and astronomers will take time to interpret the telescope's ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
As the asteroid moves away from Earth and becomes fainter ... If 2024 YR4 disappears from view before space agencies can entirely rule out any chance of impact, the space rock will remain on ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as NASA tasked with studying it
Credit: NASA "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand ... 2024 YR4 will disappear from view for a while after that, and astronomers will take time to interpret the ...