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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact to Earth.
Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
Newly spotted, giant asteroid has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — but there's some good news
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at only slightly more than 1%. “We are not worried at all,
Astronomers are tracking giant asteroid's chances of hitting Earth
YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to injure 1,500 people.
NASA spots asteroid that could hit Earth in 157 years
A space rock with some history could be on a collision course with Earth, though, to be fair, it's pretty unlikely. Bennu has a 1:2,700 chance of hitting us in 2182.
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The detection on December 27 came from one of a network of telescopes managed by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a NASA-funded project to provide warning of asteroids on a collision course with Earth.
Chances of an asteroid the size of Big Ben hitting Earth in 2032 just increased
Astronomers say there is a 2.3% chance an asteroid nearly as big as Big Ben is tall will smash into the Earth in 2032. The odds of this big old space rock, 2024 YR4, striking us was only 1.33% last week,
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What If We Could Mine Asteroids?
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NASA Tracking Three Vehicle-Sized Asteroids Nearing Earth Today
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
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We Are (Probably) Safe From Asteroids For 1,000 Years, Say Scientists
and now we have observatories such as Pan-STARRS, Catalina Sky Survey and NEOWISE, which are dedicated to finding NEOs. In fact, orbits have been plotted for all “planet-killer” asteroids ...
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Two-mile wide asteroid to brush past Earth today – what would happen if it hit?
‘In recent years, we have learnt an incredible amount about potential asteroids which could damage our planet,’ Smith said. ‘The new telescope should aid detection as we learn to guard our ...