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 ...
New NASA imagery shows a large asteroid 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 ...
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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth
YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency.
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
In late December astronomers using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile observed a new asteroid near our planet. Dubbed 2024 YR4, the object—somewhere ...
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A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth In 2032 — What To Know
2024 YR4, which is reckoned to be between 100 and 300 feet (40 and 90 meters) wide, was discovered on Dec. 27, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, an asteroid impact early ...
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NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
SEE ALSO: What will happen when the next supervolcano erupts, according to NASA The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a global network of telescopes funded by NASA to find Earth ...
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Agencies plan for near-Earth asteroid’s close encounter in 2032
On December 27, 2024, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, detected a hunk of space rock approximately 828,800 kilometers (515,000 miles ...