2024 YR4: 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 ...
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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.
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
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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 ...
Shock discovery of football pitch-sized asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in seven years
ASTRONOMERS have been rocked by the discovery of a new asteroid that could hit Earth in only seven years. Experts say there’s ...
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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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Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar system
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from ...