There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
Asteroid the size of London Eye sparks global defence plan as it heads towards Earth
A massive asteroid discovered last month could crash into Earth and it has now triggered a planetary defence response having ...
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR24 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst ...
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to ...
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NASA DART Team Confirms Slamming Spacecraft Into Asteroids Can Deflect Them
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully moved asteroid moonlet Dimorphos "by a whopping 33 minutes," according to NASA. See the highlights here. Credit: NASA ...
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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month
"Odin's role is to gather critical imagery of the target asteroid, preparing the way for our next mission, Vestri, which will aim to land on the asteroid and begin extraction." ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a Small but Notable Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impact in 2032, prompting ongoing risk assessments.
NASA Tracks Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid With a 1% Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
An asteroid the size of a skyscraper, 2024 YR4, has caught NASA’s attention due to a slight chance — just over 1% — of impacting Earth in 2032. While this sounds alarming, history shows that similar ...
High risk asteroid could hit earth in 2032 - can we defend ourselves?
Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...
Global defence plan triggered as 100-metre asteroid may hit earth in 2032
A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year ...