That’s the day an asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 may strike our planet. Cosmic bookmakers don’t make an impact terribly likely. According to NASA, the odds of a collision are just 2.3%. But that nearly ...
"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...
This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
Earth could face catastrophic consequences if hit by an asteroid similar to Bennu, according to new computer simulations.
Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032, with potential impact zones identified ...
There is a 2 percent chance that seven years from now, “the city destroyer” will hit Earth with the force of an 8-megaton ...
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...
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