Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency. That estimate, made Friday, works out to approximately a one-in-45 chance of direct impact, which also means a 44-in-45 chance of a miss.
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Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar systemScientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
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What Happens If an Asteroid Comes Too Close to Earth? Don't Panic — NASA Already Has a Plan.NASA scientists are already finding ways to make sure that the end of the world will not be caused by an asteroid.
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 ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
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