Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Could an asteroid really hit Earth? Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 reach highest levels ever
The risk that an increasingly ominous asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven years now exceeds the the ...
The odds of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth just changed again. This time for the better
Even in the increasingly unlikely event of an impact from YR4, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest appear to be safe from impact ...
What are the chances asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth?
A NASA asteroid tracker explains how scientists are calculating the risk to Earth from asteroid 2024 YR4. Archaeologists are ...
Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats
Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.
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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027
NEO Surveyor will lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast no earlier than September 2027. The total value ...
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Salt discovered on asteroid in outer Solar System hints at a lost ocean in space
Researchers expect similar sodium salts to be found on the dwarf planet Ceres, in water plumes from Saturn's Enceladus, and ...