An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with Earth, according to the United States Geological Survey. Small asteroids typically burn up in the upper atmosphere before ever reaching Earth’s surface to become meteorites.
Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.
The Washington Post on MSN13d
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attentionThe risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
The thought of Earth's destruction has always been a cause of fear and concern for humanity. Throughout history, we have ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said in a statement. By New Year's Eve ...
YR4 has just over a 2% chance of hitting Earth, according to NASA, but experts say there's no need to panic yet.
23hon MSNOpinion
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
Space law academic states recent misidentification of asteroid—it was a Tesla Roadster heading to Mars!—reminds Earth ...
Here is NASA's prediction as what asteroid 2024 YR4 looks like, as the date and location of a potential 2032 collision are ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback