Likelihood of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Colliding with Earth Keeps Changing — But It Remains Big Enough to Destroy a City
The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large ...
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats
Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's what could happen — and what's being done about it
Astronomers say the 2024 YR4 asteroid still has a 97% chance of missing Earth in 2032, but the now 3.1% chance it will hit ...
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The 2032 Asteroid Threat: What We Should Know About 2024 YR4 & Near Earth Objects (NEOs)?
NASA analysis of near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 indicates it has >1% chance of impacting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, which also means there's ~99% chance this asteroid will not impact. Such initial ...
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth - Webb is on the case
Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...
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Asteroid has 1 per cent chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Although the asteroid's composition is not yet known, it is estimated to be travelling at around 15 times the speed of a high-velocity bullet. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a one per cent chance of ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
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Terrifying interactive map reveals exactly what will happen if the 'city-destroying' asteroid hits the UK in 2032
With an estimated diameter of up to 300 feet (90 metres), the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, is around the same size as the Statue of Liberty. Now, using calculations designed for nuclear weapons ...
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Asteroid with small chance to hit Earth in 2032 upgraded to level three on Torino Impact Hazard Scale
The scale ranges from 0-10, with 1 being "normal" and 8-10 being a "certain collision". Asteroid 2024 YR4 is a three on the scale, with threes being described as "A close encounter, meriting ...