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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032. NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday the chance of impact is slightly more than 1%.
Astronomers Are Keeping an Eye on This Asteroid’s Odds of Hitting Earth
Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.
New asteroid has a chance of impacting Earth in 2032
The odds of a recently discovered massive asteroid hitting Earth within the next seven years are shockingly not zero. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the approximately 150-foot-wide asteroid was first spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on Dec.
Chilling graphic shows ‘Christmas asteroid’ the size of a football pitch on ‘possible’ trajectory to HIT Earth in 7yrs
A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch is on course to smash into Earth at Christmas time in seven years. Scientists say the enormous space rock is between 40 and
Newly Discovered Asteroid Has Over 1% Chance Of Earth Impact
NASA and other space agencies are tracking 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid with a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.
Asteroid with a 1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 spotted by astronomers
YR4, the asteroid is estimated to be between 40 m and 100 m wide and is projected to come close to Earth in December 2032.
Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032
"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us."
Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for the first time
Newly Discovered Asteroid Has a 1.2 Percent Earth Impact Risk
A 200-foot-wide asteroid found in December has a one-in-83 chance of hitting Earth, according to space agencies.
Newly-discovered asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
NASA says there's a tiny chance it could collide with Earth, and it's much too soon to know where that impact could be.
NASA Tracking Truck-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...
Exact date massive asteroid the size of London Eye could collide with Earth
NASA and other space agencies are keeping a close eye on the asteroid - which is estimated to be between 130ft and 330ft ...
New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision
The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...
Asteroid? Nope, It’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster Cruising Through Space
Less than 24 hours after the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of a new asteroid ...
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Asteroid flying close to Earth turns out to be douchebag's car
Earlier this month, astronomers at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported discovery of an asteroid passing ...
Could This Asteroid Be a Lost Chunk of the Moon?
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.