Moon to the rescue? Scientists say Earth’s ‘bodyguard’ could absorb deadly 'city-killer' asteroid's impact
YR4, a potential “city-killer,” has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032—but scientists say it might strike the Moon instead. Measuring up to 90 metres wide, the asteroid could create a dramatic ...
An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Experts analyze 2% Earth impact risk in 2032
Astronomers are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Scientists are ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s what it could look like after impact...
This stunning volcano footage is just a glimpse of nature’s power—imagine what a city-killing asteroid could do if it struck your home… A newly discovered asteroid, 2024 YR4, has jumped to the top of ...
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Threat of newly-discovered asteroid hitting Earth has risen
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...
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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
station in Chile first reported the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, on December 27, 2024. Within a few days it had risen to the top of NASA’s Sentry risk table and the European Space Agency’s near ...
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A ‘city-killer’ asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
The best modern comparison is the 1908 Tunguska Event, when an asteroid or comet fragment measuring 30-50 meters exploded over Siberia, flattening 80 million trees across 2,000 square kilometers. Like ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might ... there was a vast explosion in a sparsely populated part of Siberia. When explorers later reached ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision ... On 30 June 1908, there was a vast explosion in a sparsely populated part of Siberia.