Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today, NASA Reports
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
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What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
NASA's terrifying protocol if asteroid was heading towards Earth as 'exact locations' of potential 2032 collision revealed
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...
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Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
South polar region of the giant asteroid Vesta. NASA/jPL-Caltech/Getty Images When the detection of the asteroid was announced last month, NASA predicted just a 1.3% probability of it hitting Earth.
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NASA Issues Update on Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth
In an update issued on February 7, NASA said the probability of 2024 ... meaning he identified the asteroid in archival images taken before its official discovery by astronomers.
NASA is tracking an asteroid with a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth. How would we respond to an actual threat?
NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about ...
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NASA makes emergency call as odds of ‘city-killing’ asteroid striking Earth increase
The asteroid was discovered by NASA in December and is reportedly at ... New Mexico Institute of Technology/Ryan/AFP via Getty Images Based on these calculations, a strike by YR4 would cause ...
Scientist issues NASA major warning in worrying update on asteroid with chance of hitting Earth in seven years
Dr Robin George Andrews has shared his thoughts on 'city destroying' asteroid 2024 YR4 which NASA believe has a small chance ...
NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life
All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that asteroids hold molecules believed to be the precursors to these chemicals.
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
The $10 billion orbiting observatory will give astronomers a better sense of the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4's size and ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...