Newfound 'city-killer' asteroid has chance of hitting Earth in 2032
On December 22, 2032, asteroid 2024 YR4 could pass by safely, coming no closer to us than 1.7 million kilometres, or over 4 times the distance to the Moon. On the other hand, there is a small, but non-zero chance that it could strike the planet instead!
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
according to Asteroid Watch. Fast emphasized that although these asteroids are passing "relatively" close to Earth, they're still a great distance away. The moon itself is fewer than 240,000 miles ...
A huge rock orbiting near Earth appears to have originated from the moon, the second such object known to exist, with maybe more than a dozen awaiting discovery. The asteroid, called 2024 PT5 ...
(AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Stunning conjunction of Venus, crescent moon ... it will hit or miss ...
The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon ... it will hit or miss the ...
This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By ...
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