Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...
Here are the chances that a newly observed asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid first observed in late December 2024 is on track to pass by or collide with Earth in December 2032.
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.
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Space Station on an Asteroid? Science Says It’s Possible
The International Space Station will likely be decommissioned in just a few years, meaning our space agencies are going to need another one soon. Now a former aerospace engineer has put together a ...
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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
This is the 274th spacewalk in support of International Space Station's assembly maintenance and upgrades ... Let's see if we ...
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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NASA makes 'emergency' decision as chances of 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth are increased to 1-in-43
But the world's space agencies have now made ... in late December last year by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System station in Chile. Even with an estimated impact ...
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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
This is the 274th spacewalk in support of International Space Station's assembly maintenance ... A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials ...