NEW STUDY REVEALS BIG COMPOSITIONAL SHIFT IN SMALL NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS

A new study has highlighted a striking, size-dependent trend in the compositions of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). By analyzing ...
Yahoo

Asteroid the size of a 20-story building headed for Earth in 2032, astronomers warn

A large asteroid is headed towards Earth – and could collide with us in just a few years. Known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, the nearly 200-foot space rock could hit just before Christmas of 2032, ...
Forbes

‘City Killer’ Asteroid Is Size Of Apartment Block — Webb Telescope

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about 200 feet (60 meters), which is about the size of a 15 storey building. (Elements of this image furnished by NASA. Adobe Photoshop CC 2015. Knoll light factory. Adobe After ...
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Webb Measures Size Of That Scary-Not-Scary ‘City Killer’ Asteroid

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. This artistic rendition of an asteroid approaching Earth is exactly ...