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NASA says yes, an asteroid buzzing by in 2032 could hit Earth
An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid now on crash course with the moon after Earth likely to dodge a direct hit
A “city killer” asteroid experts feared was on a crash course with Earth is now expected to miss the planet — but it still has a chance of smashing into the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA says — with the space agency saying it "no longer poses a significant ...
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An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The narrow difference is due to the two agencies’ use of different tools for determining the asteroid’s orbit and modeling its potential impact. But both percentages rise above the 2.7% chance ...
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Asteroid Large Enough to Destroy an Entire City Could Still Strike the Moon in 2032, Scientists Say
The asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a hazard to Earth, according to the James Webb Space Telescope Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...
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The Asteroid That Was Predicted to Hit Earth: See It in a New Image
A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact. The threat is all ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine just how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032.
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.
Astronomers around the world have trained their telescopes toward an asteroid they believe has a minimal, but not insignificant, chance of hitting Earth in just under 8 years. Though space ...
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Asteroid headed toward Earth? NASA simulation explores how the nation might respond
Imagine if scientists discovered a giant asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting the Earth in about 14 years — a space rock so big that it could not only take out a city but devastate a whole region.
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An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...
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Asteroid nearly hits Earth in Siberia, with a 2nd massive asteroid passing this week
The asteroid entered the atmosphere Tuesday morning in northeastern Siberia. A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth.