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 ...
NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid is estimated to be between 131 and 328 feet wide. Asteroids of this size impact Earth every few thousand years, ...
Asteroid or Tesla? Astronomers’ space blunder reveals Elon Musk’s cosmic junk
Astronomers announced the discovery of a new near-Earth asteroid, which turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched ...
Asteroid samples reveal secrets of an ancient water world
The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth. CAPE CANAVERAL, ...
What exactly is an asteroid and will one really hit Earth in 2032?
Scientists say that a newly discovered space-rock has a chance of colliding with our planet in less than 10 years ...
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Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds
Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...
Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid
An object that was incorrectly identified by an amateur astronomer as an asteroid has turned out to be a Tesla Roadster.
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Newly discovered ‘city-killer’ asteroid has potential to hit Earth. Here’s what we know — and why astronomers are paying attention
What could be a 100-metre wide asteroid, 2024 YR4, has very slim chance of hitting the Earth early in about eight years time. Here’s why astronomers are paying attention.