Will an asteroid hit Earth, and could it spell the end of the world?
Earth's planetary defences are facing one of their first major tests as an asteroid with about a one in 50 chance of hitting the planet has been detected. While we do have tools to potentially divert or destroy an asteroid if needed,
YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
There would be only seconds to prepare before the fireball strikes. A ‘city-destroying’ asteroid is currently on a path ...
An incredible simulation has shown exactly what would happen if a 'city killer' asteroid was to hit Earth. That's right, a ...
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about ...
Thankfully the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are extremely low but NASA is still keeping an eye ...
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
However, this risk has now been raised to 2.3 percent. The ongoing increase in the probability of danger is also continuously ...
But NASA warns that the odds of a 'city-destroying' asteroid hitting Earth have increased yet again. According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS), the odds of the ...
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