Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused some alarm.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a Small but Notable Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impact in 2032, prompting ongoing risk assessments.
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
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.
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.
'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to researchers, it has about a 1-in-83 chance of im
Will Asteroid 2024 YR4 collide with Earth in 2032? What you need to know
Experts estimate that there’s a 1.2 per cent chance that Asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered on December 27, could collide with ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Scientists warn of a football field-sized asteroid on a collision course with Earth
Throughout Earth's history, our planet has faced numerous incidents where it has faced experiences of close encounters or ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could do a lot of damage
YR4 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on December 25, 2024, when it was around 515,116 miles away from Earth.
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Asteroid Spotted Just Hours Before Burning A Streak Across The Sky
2024 BX1's demise as seen from the Czech Republic. Last weekend a small asteroid on a collision course with our planet was detected just hours before turning into a fireball over the Berlin area.
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A lost asteroid could hit Earth this year, but the chances are small
Now, some experts have revealed that the lost asteroid could hit Earth in 2024. It’s not a definitive impact by any means, as the asteroid’s path cannot be wholly determined since it has been ...
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NASA alert! Giant 84-foot asteroid 2024 XS3 to pass Earth today; will the asteroid collide?
Asteroid 2024 XS3, a small Apollo asteroid, safely passed Earth at a distance of 3.3 million kilometers on December 18, 2024. This close approach provided astronomers with a valuable ...
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Space Mining Startup Confirms First Private Mission To An Asteroid
IM-2 is set to go ahead before the end of 2024. AstroForge's target asteroid is an M-type, “M” meaning metallic—typically nickel-iron. The largest and most massive M-type asteroid known is ...
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‘Tiny rock, a big warning’: Small asteroid slips past Earth, what if the next one isn’t?
Discovered by Hawaii’s ATLAS survey, 2024 UQ was identified only two hours before impact, revealing the limits of our current asteroid monitoring capabilities. This recent strike marked the ...