Smithsonian Magazine19h
Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
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 ...
NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion ...
How an asteroid caused an explosion 1,000 times more powerful than Hiroshima
Some calculations say the explosion was 185 to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that razed Hiroshima. Despite ...
Live Science23h
Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explain
The Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it ...