Should giant asteroid head for Earth, Hawaii is first line of defense
The asteroid, 2024 YR4, was detected by UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and given a 3% probability ...
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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have fallen again
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
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Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?
As experts learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4's trajectory, they've confirmed that the odds of impact are expected to rise slightly before it's expected – and hoped – to drop to zero.
Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target.
Humanity isn’t asteroid-proof yet. But we’re getting closer.
Once the new measurements were taken and the math was done, the probability of YR4 hitting the Earth began to decline, ...
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Will an asteroid hit the Earth in 2032? Here's what we know
Last week, NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been ... The 1998 science-fiction movie Armageddon, about a giant asteroid headed to Earth, imagined sending ...
NASA feared chances of deadly asteroid hitting Earth could rise past 20%
YR4 was initially discovered late last year and is believed to measure between 130 and 300 feet across, comparable to the ...
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Chance of a giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 drops to near-zero
Scientists have nearly ruled out any threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was previously believed to have a 3.1 per cent chance of hitting Earth. NASA had previously warned there was a small ...