This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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See images of the ‘city-killer’ asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth
the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision course with Earth. “Only a few asteroids have been studied like this,” Bryce Bolin, a NASA astronomer involved in the photo ...
An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...
Chance of a Recently-Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Has More Than Doubled, According to NASA
YR4, which was discovered in December 2024, currently has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, according to NASA. The percentage was initially calculated at just 1%, and scientists say that ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
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NASA says asteroid YR4 has a real chance of hitting us. Here's when and where it could hit.
NASA has discovered an asteroid 30 million miles away from Earth ... it’s not time to push the panic button quite yet, but this is a real possibility that NASA scientists will continue to ...
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So About That Asteroid That Could Hit Earth ...
That people are effectively taking bets on Earth’s chance of being hit is a reason to be genuinely optimistic about the future of the world: Asteroid strikes are a rare but very real type of ...
Designing Nuclear-Armed Rockets To Destroy Doomsday Asteroids
A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...