New Scientist on MSN6mon
A small asteroid hit Earth and burned up over the Philippines
2024 RW1 is the ninth accurately predicted asteroid strike on Earth. “The really positive aspect about this is that the ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN6mon
An Asteroid Hit Earth's Atmosphere Today—Here's Why Astronomers Say That's a Good Thing
That’s because the celestial object, designated asteroid 2024 RW1, posed no real danger to humans: It was only a little over ...
UVA Today20d
UVA Astronomer Explains the Threat of ‘City Killer’ Asteroids and How Earth Can Prepare
“This is not the first possible collider that we saw in 2024,” Squillace said. “Two months before YR4 was found, there was 2024 RW1, a minor asteroid found at the Catalina Sky Survey. And Jaqueline ...