Astronomers spot asteroid that may be heading for the earth
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Astronomers spot asteroid that may be heading for the earth

The Hindu  

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. There is far more tiny debris out there than larger chunks – so impacts from objects that could imperil life on Earth’s surface are much less frequent. At present, our best models of the asteroid’s motion have an uncertainty of around 100,000 kilometres in its position at the time it would be closest to Earth. With every new observation of 2024 YR4, astronomers’ knowledge of its orbit improves slightly – which is why the collision likelihoods you might see quoted online keep changing. Fortunately, the asteroid will make another close approach to the Earth in December 2028 – passing around 8 million kilometres from our planet.

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NASA confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth
3 weeks, 3 days ago

NASA confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth

India TV News  

NASA confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth Scientists emphasize that this case highlights the importance of continuous asteroid tracking. NASA has officially ruled out any risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth, following fresh observations on February 23, 2025. Asteroid no longer a danger: From high alert to no risk As per earlier calculations which were …

Revealed: Nostradamus' terrifying 2025 'plague' prediction that may be coming true
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Revealed: Nostradamus' terrifying 2025 'plague' prediction that may be coming true

Daily Mail  

It comes after virologists discovered a new coronavirus living within bats A terrifying prediction made in the 16th century warning of a terrible plague may show signs of coming true. HKU5-CoV-2 is strikingly similar to the pandemic virus, sparking fears that history could repeat itself just two years after the worst was declared over Michel de Nostredame, better known as …

‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say
3 weeks, 6 days ago

‘City killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid 2024 …

AI predicts asteroid has an even higher chance of striking Earth in 2032
3 weeks, 6 days ago

AI predicts asteroid has an even higher chance of striking Earth in 2032

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The risk that the asteroid 2024 YR4 hits Earth has risen to the …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from the asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA and the European Space Agency said Tuesday. NASA had it down to 0.0027% — meaning the asteroid will safely pass Earth in 2032 and …

2024 YR4: A wanderer in earth's path
1 month ago

2024 YR4: A wanderer in earth's path

New Indian Express  

The asteroid made a close approach to Earth at a distance of 8,28,800 km on December 25, 2024, two days before its discovery, and is now moving away. An asteroid about 300 feet in size, which is much less likely, could cause more severe damage, potentially collapsing residential structures across a city and shattering windows across larger regions,” NASA further …

Phew! Nasa confirms Earth is safe as asteroid threat drops to near zero
1 month ago

Phew! Nasa confirms Earth is safe as asteroid threat drops to near zero

India Today  

Weeks after scientists across the world raced to track an asteroid projected to collide with Earth in 2032, Nasa has lowered its chances of hitting the planet. Nasa has significantly reduced the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in near zero at just 0.004%. The US space agency's Centre for Near Earth Object Studies had earlier listed the chance …

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero
1 month ago

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero

NPR  

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have fallen to zero toggle caption AP/ATLAS / University of Hawaii / NASA The astronomers told us this was the most likely outcome: a "city killer" asteroid that once had a better than 3% chance of striking Earth in 2032 is no longer a concern. It crossed an important threshold last month …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 more likely to smash into the Moon? Here’s what scientists predict about earth-asteroid collision
1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 more likely to smash into the Moon? Here’s what scientists predict about earth-asteroid collision

Live Mint  

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a large space rock continues to be in the spotlight since being discovered in December last year. US space agency NASA in a post on X stated, “New data gathered last night dropped the December 2032 impact odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 to 0.28%. Suggesting the possible impact of a strike, NASA explained that an airburst of …

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of hitting Earth near zero
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1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of hitting Earth near zero

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. The quick de-escalation of the asteroid’s risk assessment is thanks to “unsung, meticulous work by astronomers” who conducted a …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will almost certainly not hit Earth, scientists assure the world
1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 will almost certainly not hit Earth, scientists assure the world

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An asteroid that provoked fears of a potential disaster when it collided with …

Nasa upgrades chances of ‘city destroying’ asteroid hitting Earth - now the highest in agency’s history
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1 month ago

Nasa upgrades chances of ‘city destroying’ asteroid hitting Earth - now the highest in agency’s history

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies, or CNEOS, now lists the chance of a collision in …

Earth is safe, but Moon not yet: New collision risk for city-killer asteroid
1 month ago

Earth is safe, but Moon not yet: New collision risk for city-killer asteroid

India Today  

A new assessment by Nasa has drastically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth. The new assessment lowers the risk of the asteroid hitting Earth from over three per cent to just 0.28 per cent as astronomers refine their data with latest observations. "Nasa’s planetary defense teams will continue to monitor the asteroid to improve our predictions …

NASA updates its percentage risk of asteroid hitting Earth
1 month ago

NASA updates its percentage risk of asteroid hitting Earth

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy NASA has reduced the likelihood of Earth being hit by a huge asteroid …

AI predicts asteroid has an even higher chance of striking Earth in 2032
1 month ago

AI predicts asteroid has an even higher chance of striking Earth in 2032

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The risk that the asteroid 2024 YR4 hits Earth has risen to the …

Asteroid 2024 YR4: More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows
1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4: More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 2.6 per cent chance of hitting Earth on 22 December, 2032, …

What's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032?
1 month ago

What's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UPDATE: Feb. 20 — NASA researchers said the impact probability rate of asteroid 2024 YR4 lowered once again on Thursday. PREVIOUSLY: NASA researchers say an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 now has about a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, a decrease from a record high estimate the day prior. “As more observations of the asteroid’s …

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032, and what can we do?
1 month ago

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032, and what can we do?

China Daily  

A space rock the size of a shopping mall, named 2024 YR4, is zooming through the solar system at more than 10 kilometers per second. Right now, telescopes worldwide are locked onto its path, including China's Wide Field Survey Telescope, a collaboration between the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory. There are several ways …

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032, and what can we do?
1 month ago

Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032, and what can we do?

China Daily  

A space rock the size of a shopping mall, named 2024 YR4, is zooming through the solar system at more than 10 kilometers per second. Right now, telescopes worldwide are locked onto its path, including China's Wide Field Survey Telescope, a collaboration between the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory. There are several ways …

'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
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1 month ago

'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA

Raw Story  

by Issam Ahmed with Daniel Lawler in Paris An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday -- making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting. The last time an asteroid of greater than 30 meters in size posed such a significant …

NASA says chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth increase to 3.1%, could strike Mumbai too: Read details
1 month ago

NASA says chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting earth increase to 3.1%, could strike Mumbai too: Read details

Op India  

NASA has upgraded the possibility of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the earth in 2032 to 3.1 per cent or simply a 1-in-32 chance. It has been reported that much of the asteroid’s estimated path passes over empty ocean, however, some possible impact locations are close to large cities Bogotá, Lagos and Mumbai. One asteroid, 2024 YR4, has been of particular …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the riskiest asteroid ever recorded. Here’s why its odds of hitting Earth keep shifting
1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the riskiest asteroid ever recorded. Here’s why its odds of hitting Earth keep shifting

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “An index system is proposed which places the hazard posed by any given close approach into an easily understandable context that allows simple and efficient communication between astronomers and the public.” According to the Torino Scale, 2024 YR4’s ranking of 3 means “current calculations give a 1% or greater chance of collision …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the riskiest asteroid ever recorded. Here’s why its odds of hitting Earth keep shifting
1 month ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is the riskiest asteroid ever recorded. Here’s why its odds of hitting Earth keep shifting

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “An index system is proposed which places the hazard posed by any given close approach into an easily understandable context that allows simple and efficient communication between astronomers and the public.” According to the Torino Scale, 2024 YR4’s ranking of 3 means “current calculations give a 1% or greater chance of collision …

NASA tracking ’Mega-Bomb’ Asteroid—Could it strike Mumbai or Bogotá?
1 month ago

NASA tracking ’Mega-Bomb’ Asteroid—Could it strike Mumbai or Bogotá?

Live Mint  

Scientists have escalated concerns over asteroid 2024 YR4, a sizeable space rock with an increasing likelihood of colliding with Earth in 2032, reported the New York Post. According to the latest calculations by NASA, the asteroid now has a 2.6 per cent chance of impact—a probability of 1 in 38—marking the highest risk level assigned to it thus far, reported …

2024 YR4: Does India fall in path of ‘city destroyer’ asteroid, which could hit Earth in Dec 2032?
1 month, 1 week ago

2024 YR4: Does India fall in path of ‘city destroyer’ asteroid, which could hit Earth in Dec 2032?

Hindustan Times  

An asteroid – ‘2024 YRF’ – discovered by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile on December 27, 2024, is being called ‘city destroyer’ by people online due to its size, speed, and the possibility of hitting Earth in the near future, with India among countries on its radar. As per NASA, in the unlikely event of 2024 …

India In The 'Risk Zone' If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hits Earth — How 'The City Destroyer' Is Being Tracked
1 month, 1 week ago

India In The 'Risk Zone' If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Hits Earth — How 'The City Destroyer' Is Being Tracked

ABP News  

Asteroid Alert: Space agencies NASA and ESA have warned that a giant asteroid, 2024 YR4, will pass very close to our planet, and it might even hit a part of Earth — a probability that has increased to 2% from the initial 1% estimated at the time the space rock was discovered. Quoting David Rankin from NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey …

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Experts analyze 2% Earth impact risk in 2032
1 month, 1 week ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Experts analyze 2% Earth impact risk in 2032

India Today  

Astronomers are closely monitoring an asteroid, named 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032, CBS News has reported. By April, observations from Earth will no longer be possible, but NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will conduct infrared scans in March and May to further analyze the asteroid’s size and orbit. Size matters …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
1 month, 1 week ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet wide, a “size range comparable to …

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
1 month, 1 week ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet wide, a “size range comparable to …

Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032? Experts reveal how they monitor its path
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1 month, 1 week ago

Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032? Experts reveal how they monitor its path

India Today  

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. NASA and the European Space Agency’s Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the object disappears from view. NASA describes that as still “extremely low.” Until scientists have a better understanding of …

More ‘City-killer’ asteroid warnings emerge amid added fears of Moon impact: No time for NASA to deflect it?
1 month, 1 week ago

More ‘City-killer’ asteroid warnings emerge amid added fears of Moon impact: No time for NASA to deflect it?

Hindustan Times  

The fear-inspiring ‘city-killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4, likely bigger than the Statue of Liberty, now has a higher risk of hitting Earth on December 22, 2031, per scientists’ upgraded predictions. According to the International Asteroid Warning Network, the space rock’s “risk corridor” spans the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern South America, the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Arabian Sea, and South Asia, Forbes …

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
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1 month, 1 week ago

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Deccan Chronicle  

Cape Canaveral: The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the object disappears from view. NASA describes that as still “extremely low.” Until scientists have a better …

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
1 month, 1 week ago

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. NASA and the European Space Agency's Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before …

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
1 month, 1 week ago

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. NASA and the European Space Agency’s Webb Space Telescope will observe this near-Earth asteroid in March before the object disappears from view. NASA describes that as still “extremely low.” Until scientists have …

Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032, here’s what NASA says
1 month, 1 week ago

Will asteroid 2024 YR4 hit earth in 2032, here’s what NASA says

Live Mint  

An asteroid measuring up to 300 feet may hit into the Earth in 2032, NBC quoted the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as saying, adding that the chances of a collision are 'extremely low'. The space agency at that time had said, as NBC quoted, " “no other known large asteroids have an impact probability above 1%.” Meanwhile, the NASA …

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried about the space rock hurtling towards Earth?
1 month, 1 week ago

Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried about the space rock hurtling towards Earth?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In recent days, there has been increasing alarm about 2024 YR4, an asteroid that is on course …

Terrifying animation reveals the projected path of the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth - as scientists warn the MOON could also be in the firing line
1 month, 1 week ago

Terrifying animation reveals the projected path of the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth - as scientists warn the MOON could also be in the firing line

Daily Mail  

A terrifying new animation has revealed the projected path of the 'city-destroying' asteroid heading towards Earth. Showing the precise collision course which could lead to a deadly impact A terrifying new simulation reveals the path of the city-killer asteroid 2024 YR4 which has a 2.1 per cent probability of colliding with Earth in 2032 The asteroid was first detected by …

Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity
1 month, 1 week ago

Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Travelling 20 times faster than a bullet, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent chance of …

This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike
1 month, 1 week ago

This Is Where Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike

Wired  

Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring approximately 40 to 100 meters wide, will pass very close to Earth in December 2032—and might even strike the planet. Because of its size, speed, and the possibility of it making impact, the internet has given it the nickname of “the city destroyer.” Major space agencies, such as the European Space Agency, estimate there’s about a …

NASA's rare ‘emergency’ decision revealed as ‘city-killer’ asteroid’s chances of 2032 Earth collision just shot up
1 month, 1 week ago

NASA's rare ‘emergency’ decision revealed as ‘city-killer’ asteroid’s chances of 2032 Earth collision just shot up

Hindustan Times  

The odds of a ‘city-killer’ asteroid estimated to be the same size as New York’s Statue of Liberty or London's Big Ben hitting the Earth recently went up, per astronomers’ prediction. Asteroid 2024 YRF now has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth in 2032, surpassing "the 1% impact probability threshold to warrant formal notification of the object to other …

'City killing' asteroid hurtling towards earth: Nasa makes emergency call as doomsday odds increase
1 month, 1 week ago

'City killing' asteroid hurtling towards earth: Nasa makes emergency call as doomsday odds increase

India Today  

NASA has made an emergency call to study asteroid 2024 YR4, a “city-killing” space rock with increasing odds of impacting Earth in 2032, reported New York Post. With a “time-critical” threat on the horizon, NASA is enlisting the James Webb Space Telescope to take a closer look at the asteroid, the report said. “It is very important that we improve …

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
1 month, 1 week ago

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it

NPR  

An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. The instruments used for these sky surveys are typically "wide field" telescopes designed to take in a large chunk of the sky at a time, according to Larry Denneau, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, which runs the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. "Imagine you pull up …

Scientists to use NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise
1 month, 1 week ago

Scientists to use NASA's James Webb telescope to track asteroid as odds of hitting Earth rise

Hindustan Times  

Scientists are using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study an asteroid, dubbed as ‘city-killer’, that has a small chance of striking Earth less than eight years from now. According to scientists, the asteroid currently carries a 2 per cent risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches near it on December 22, 2032. Even if the 2024 …

An asteroid has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth. How would we respond to an actual threat?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

An asteroid has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth. How would we respond to an actual threat?

ABC  

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. NASA said there was a very small chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 would hit Earth on December 22, 2032. "Older technologies that were being suggested for planetary defence include gravity tractors — large vessels that could drag …

Nasa to turn James Webb Telescope towards asteroid that could collide with Earth
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nasa to turn James Webb Telescope towards asteroid that could collide with Earth

India Today  

Days after Nasa increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth from over one per cent to over two per cent, astronomers have decided to turn the mighty James Webb Space Telescope towards it. The world's most powerful telescope, located over 1.5 million kilometres from Earth in space, will improve the understanding of the size and orbit of …

Chance of Earth being hit by football pitch-sized asteroid in 2032 double
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chance of Earth being hit by football pitch-sized asteroid in 2032 double

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The chances of Earth being hit by an asteroid in 2032 have roughly …

This newly-discovered asteroid may be perilous. What are the chances it could hit Earth? Scientists say...
1 month, 2 weeks ago

This newly-discovered asteroid may be perilous. What are the chances it could hit Earth? Scientists say...

Live Mint  

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered near-Earth object, has caught the attention of scientists due to its size and potential impact risk. Current risk assessment According to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2024 YR4 is currently classified as Torino Scale 3, meaning it has a small chance of impact but is large enough to cause localized damage if it were to …

The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up

Salon  

The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. "It's likely less energetic than even the modest Chelyabinsk impactor from earlier this century," Siegel said, observing that we still haven’t adequately measured 2024 YR4’s potential collision course, so scientists must treat any potential unwanted trespassers with the …

An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?

LA Times  

An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. Identifying an asteroid whose path may be toward Earth isn’t uncommon, said Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Center for Near Earth Object Studies. “When an asteroid is newly discovered, its trajectory can …

Nasa reveals orbit of asteroid that could collide with Earth in 2032
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nasa reveals orbit of asteroid that could collide with Earth in 2032

India Today  

Days after it was confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-83 chance of colliding with Earth, American space agency, Nasa has charted the course of its orbit and the object's trajectory in space. Nasa's Center of Near Earth Object Studies is tracking the asteroid and has already prepared its projected orbit that brings it in extreme proximity to Earth. …

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