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Odds of a Tunguska-Scale Impact in 2032 Just Doubled
So while the odds have doubled, astronomers aren't too worried. When 2024 YR 4 had a risk of less than 1%, NASA's Planetary ...
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“Webb” telescope to explore danger of asteroid
Astronomers discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 at the end of December. Because the originally calculated probability of a ...
NASA makes 'emergency' decision as chances of 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth are increased to 1-in-43
As the chances of the 'city-killing' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth increase, the world's space agencies have made a rare emergency decision.
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The global race to find out if asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth
Space agencies and thousands of astronomers are working against the clock to determine the trajectory of the body before it ...
'Large' asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. But not why you think.
It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope To Lock In On Asteroid That Could Hit Earth In 2032
Astronomers are turning to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2% chance of ...
Here’s what an MIT scientist says about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.
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Yes, the odds of an asteroid striking Earth have doubled. No, you don’t need to worry
At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was discovered in the last half of December, and R4 since it was the 117th rock to be ...
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
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World's most powerful space telescope to study asteroid with chance of hitting Earth
NASA and other world-leading space agencies are putting the most powerful eyes in the night sky on asteroid 2024 YR4, a newly discovered threat to Earth.
The Odds of a Newly Discovered Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032 Keep Rising
YR4 has a 2.2% chance of striking Earth in seven years, but recent updates keep pushing the odds in the wrong direction.
In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth
In a rare "time-critical" decision, the James Webb Space Telescope will study the true size of the "potentially hazardous" ...