Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s ...
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see ...
Odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth just went up again, reaching new high
The asteroid, big enough to wipe out an entire city, now has a higher chance of smashing into our home planet in 2032, according to NASA.
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
Is an Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032? Updates on the NASA-Predicted Path
Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032.
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is of a scale to severely damage a city or other population center, said Moissl. But even taking into account the low risk of it hitting Earth, if it did hit Earth, it would be ...
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too ...
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
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Massive Asteroid Is Headed for Earth. Here's Where It Could Hit in 2032
If the asteroid does hit the planet, although there is currently ... and flattened 500,000 acres of forest in Russia. He added, "If 2024 YR4 were to strike a densely populated area, it could ...
The Boston Globe6 天
What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Scientists referenced two previous asteroid impacts that led to local or regional damage, one in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013 and the Tunguska event in Siberia in 1908. The Tunguska event caused ...