What Happens If Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strikes Earth — And Why We Can’t ‘Nuke’ It
An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on ...
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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have reached new high
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may miss Earth in 2032 and hit the moon instead
It was reported in January that the recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. A few weeks later, ...
Recently discovered asteroid could strike the Moon instead of Earth
UNDATED (WKRC) - New reports on Asteroid 2024 YR4, originally discovered in December and determined to have a chance of ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Risk Reaches 2.6 Percent – But Still No Need To Panic
YR4 has reached the highest risk of impact yet, according to both NASA and the European Space Agency, with the agencies ...
Will That Asteroid Strike Earth? Risk Level Rises to Highest Ever Recorded.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
Dramatically decreasing the time it takes to measure asteroid distances
We all know that asteroids are out there, that some of them come dangerously close to Earth, and that they've struck Earth before with catastrophic consequences. The recent discovery of asteroid 2024 ...
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Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet again to 3.1%, NASA reports
NASA has increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, up from 1 in 42 as reported in ...