Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth…
10 hours ago · The asteroid would detonate in the atmosphere, with a shockwave blasting Earth's surface as a result. The Tunguska impact was a "city killer" type event, leveling forest across a city-sized patch ...
NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth Asteroid
4 days ago · NASA analysis of a near-Earth asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, indicates it has a more than 1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 – which also means there is about a 99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial analysis will change over time as more observations are gathered. ... Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first reported on Dec. 27 ...
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next ...
3 days ago · Asteroid 2025 BR2, with JPL describes as an "airplane-size" space rock about 67 feet long, is expected to pass within 3.21 million miles of Earth, while another asteroid, 2015 DJ155 – two-and-a ...
Newly discovered asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in …
2 days ago · An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth …
3 days ago · The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years.. Asteroid 2024 YR4, as it's been designated, was flagged by the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) for its potential to impact Earth on 22 December 2032.
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
4 days ago · First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across. Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock, which is currently heading away from Earth. As the asteroid’s path around the sun becomes better understood, Chodas and others ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the …
4 days ago · A more accurate estimate could be made using radar, but that won’t be possible until the asteroid makes another close, but perfectly safe, pass by Earth on Dec. 17, 2028.
'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth …
5 days ago · The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to researchers , it has about a 1-in-83 chance of impacting our ...
Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of …
6 days ago · A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could impact our planet and what level of destruction it could cause.
Will Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strike Earth in 2032? - Scientific American
3 days ago · The asteroid’s closest approach to Earth, it turned out, had been two days earlier, when YR4 was about 800,000 kilometers from our planet, roughly twice as far away as the moon. “It was ...