Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week
The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to deflect the ...
This newly-discovered asteroid may be perilous. What are the chances it could hit Earth? Scientists say...
YR4, a newly found near-Earth perilous object, has a small chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring 40–90m ...
New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
Odds of impact of newly discovered asteroid rise increase slightly again
Initially, the probability of an impact was 1 in 83, which represented a 1.2% chance of collision. The odds have now increased to 1 in 43, or a 2.3% chance of impact.
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Newly discovered asteroid has slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting ...
Why the odds of an asteroid striking earth in 2032 keep going up (and down)
Astronomers are closely observing asteroid 2024 YR4, which has an increasing but still low chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
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'No, Cork is not going to be wiped out by a giant asteroid' expert explains
Many fear a newly discovered asteroid could cause major natural disasters and an explosion '500x bigger than Hiroshima' if it ...
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Hubble Space Telescope helps astronomers find colossal nine-ring galaxy in 'cosmic bullseye’
Scientists have discovered an impressive galaxy with Hubble Space Telescope that has six more rings than other previously ...
Chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth just shot up: Should we panic?
The 2024 YR4 was spotted on December 27, 2024, by the Atlas Telescope in Chile. Reportedly, the space rock is around 40 to ...