See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...
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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...
USA Today6d
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
In a blog post Monday confirming that the telescope would observe the near-Earth asteroid − known as 2024 YR4 − the European Space Agency (ESA) said the telescope will help astronomers more ...
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Meteor Burns Up Over Earth - Amazing Time-Lapse Footage From Space Station
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick, currently aboard the International Space Station, captured footage of a meteor burning up in ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.
Astronomers around the world have trained their telescopes toward an asteroid they believe has a minimal, but not insignificant, chance of hitting Earth in just under 8 years. Though space ...
USA Today6d
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4
And on the slim chance that the asteroid does indeed pose a threat, it may be time for Earth to implement its planetary defense strategies that agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency ...
Time4d
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
The space rock does not remotely pose an existential threat to life on Earth. It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to ...
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Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032, here’s what NASA says
An asteroid measuring up to 300 feet may hit into the Earth in 2032, NBC quoted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as saying, adding that the chances of a collision are ...
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Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable ... collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit around the sun briefly intersects the path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4, the space rock carries with it very slim ...