New Asteroid Tops NASA’s Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of 2032 Collision
The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking ...
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Asteroid 'city killer' to shoot past earth TOMORROW as Nasa track 'bus-sized' space rock
A bus-sized asteroid is set to hurtle past Earth today at a staggering speed of 35,000mph - ten times faster than a speeding ...
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Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032
"Impact probability is still very low, and the most likely outcome will be a close approaching rock that misses us." ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Is Level 3 On The Torino Scale, With A Very Close Approach In 2032. That's Not Great
An asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered by the Catalina Sky ...
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Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster
The case of mistaken identity was quickly resolved, but astronomers say it shows the need for transparency around craft in ...
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Asteroid Systems and Impact Dynamics
Asteroid systems, particularly those that are near-Earth, have garnered significant attention due to their potential impact on our planet. Recent research has focused on understanding the dynamics ...
Asteroid threat? A giant, 44-foot, house-sized space rock approaching Earth tomorrow; here's what NASA says
How close will asteroid 2024 YY5 come? Asteroid 2024 YY5 will pass Earth on 26 January 2025. It will maintain a distance of 2 ...
It’s not sci-fi: Americans support asteroid defense spending
Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...
Chunk of Moon Rock? NASA Tracks Asteroid 2024 PT5 During Close Earth Flyby
NASA’s Goldstone Solar System Radar is closely tracking asteroid 2024 PT5 during its nearest approach to Earth, a distance ...
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Why didn’t we see it earlier? – This asteroid eluded NASA and all mankind
Why hadn't we noticed it sooner? - NASA and all of humanity failed to locate this asteroid. They are small in size and the ...
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Asteroid or Artifact? How a Tesla Roadster Caused a Cosmic Misidentification
Avi Loeb shares the story of how a Tesla Roadster had some astronomers convinced for a time that they had discovered a new ...
A 100-foot asteroid to make a close approach to Earth today: Will it collide with Earth? Here’s what NASA says
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is tracking a fascinating cosmic event. A 100-foot-wide asteroid, 2025 BH2, will make ...