Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...
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2032 asteroid impact risk lowered: Everything you need to know
YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...
An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
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Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), a consortium of no fewer than 59 governments, national space programs, and observatories that keep their eyes on the skies, cataloguing and ...
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Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit around the sun briefly intersects the path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4 ...
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Is there an asteroid heading towards Earth? Where will it hit? What to know about the 2024 YR4 asteroid
What is the potential damage? The International Asteroid Warning Network put out a list of possible impact locations should a collision with Earth occur. The predicted locations range from ...
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Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?
13, 2024, but did not. The International Asteroid Warning Network put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from uninhabited or sparsely populated areas to densely populated areas ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
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Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4
The International Asteroid Warning Network also put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from uninhabited or sparsely populated areas to densely populated areas in the eastern ...
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In late December of 2024, um, *** NASA funded near Earth asteroid survey, the one that, you know, I operate called Atlas, uh, discovered an asteroid that as it came by the Earth, uh, this time ...