Earth, asteroid

Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered
The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.
An asteroid’s chances of hitting Earth keep shifting. Here’s why that is happening
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032 hit a record high. Experts expect the risk percentage to fluctuate before likely dropping to zero. Here’s why.
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is unusual for a small asteroid that is only 130 to 300 feet wide. By Wednesday, that impact assessment dropped to 1.5%.
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will almost certainly not hit Earth, scientists assure the world
Chances of a collision have been repeatedly revised upwards but have now started to fall – but it may still hit the Moon
Neil deGrasse Tyson on 'mansion-sized' asteroid hitting earth | CUOMO
The odds keep growing that an asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will collide with Earth in seven years, according to NASA. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins NewsNation's "CUOMO" to discuss how to stop the asteroid from hitting earth.
Neil DeGrasse Tyson: ‘Don’t worry’ about asteroid hitting Earth
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says we needn’t worry about the “mansion-sized” asteroid heading toward Earth. The chances of 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keep shifting, NASA reports. In a recent update shared by NASA the asteroid now has a 1.
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses 2032 asteroid collision
Scientists first spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 in December, initially calculating a record-high 3.1% chance of impact. While the ...
Scientific American21h
‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid Potentially on Collision Course With Earth in 2032
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...
Hosted on MSN6h
Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032
New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to minimal levels, but its extraordinarily close approach will offer astronomers th ...
Newser on MSN1d
Nevermind on Those 2032 Asteroid Collision Odds
Well, nevermind. The day after NASA put the odds of an asteroid collision in 2032 at 3.1%, additional analysis was carried ...
Study models asteroid collision’s potentially devastating impact
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
The "Space" Space: Asteroid is on a possible collision course with Earth
We’re seven years away from a possible asteroid impact on Earth. KXANs Eric Henrikson explains what you need to know in case ...
Asteroid ‘City Killer’ to Hit Mumbai? Here’s the Truth
Discovered in December last year, asteroid 2024 YR4 has been under continuous observation by astronomers. Earlier predictions ...