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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.
Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...
Space.com7d
Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system
They're calling them "planetary embryos". Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system. These embryos, somewhere between ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
And until an asteroid poses an essentially zero chance of impacting Earth, it remains on the Sentry Risk List. Asteroids are most easily spotted closest to Earth, when they are reflecting enough ...
Smithsonian Magazine7d
Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...