Torres: News of asteroid heading our way has me looking for shelter
Torres: 3.1 percent is not high but it is the highest risk level of a space rock crashing into us, ever. Except for the one ...
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2024 YR4 asteroid Q&A: How worried should we be? Could it destroy Earth? Is there a contingency plan? All your questions answered
NASA astronomers say there's a small chance a distant asteroid could hit Earth three days before Christmas in 2032 - but much remains unclear. Our science and tech team were joined by an Oxford ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth in 2032 are now effectively zero
In December, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ... the same size as the Bighorn nuclear test dropped on Christmas Island in 1962. It also fits into the range of sizes and energies that ...
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Probability of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade increases, NASA says
The asteroid, discovered just after Christmas and named 2024 YR4, could strike the planet in December of 2032, according to NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies. When the detection of the ...
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As expected, the threat from Asteroid 2024 YR4 has essentially dropped to zero
Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile a couple of days after Christmas. ATLAS is an early-warning system for smaller ...