Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
NASA’s Webb Telescope To Study Asteroid 2024 YR4 As Impact Risk Rises
NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...
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China builds ‘planetary defence’ team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.
The New York Times6d
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George Andrews Robin George ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: When exactly could the asteroid hit Earth and what would happen if it did?
The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into our planet in 2032, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. The Agency had previously said there was a 1.2% likelihood of a ...
Her Discovery Wasn’t Alien Life, but Science Has Never Been the Same
The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...
USA Today6d
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
New Scientist4d
There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth, but there’s a very slight chance the moon could take the hit. Based on current observations, there is a 2.1 per cent chance that the ...
Detroit Free Press6d
Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27, 2024. At the time, initial estimate said it had a 1.2% chance of striking Earth. The estimate ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22 ...
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The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up
The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was recently calculated to have a 1-out-of-43 chance of striking our planet. By contrast, last week 2024 YR4 had only a 1-out-of-83 ...
National Review5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds Worsen (for Now)
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