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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
Planetary alignment 2025: This is what it really means when seven planets line up in the sky
Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.
Worried about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's why you shouldn't be
YR4 will hit Earth are likely to decrease. Predicting exactly where an asteroid is likely to end up is pretty difficult. In his interview with Space.com, Ran ...
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NASA satellites catch Earth's magnetic field making music
Scientists measured a chorus wave emerging from an unexpected place, and confirmed a key piece of a theory about how these ...
Chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth just shot up: Should we panic?
The 2024 YR4 was spotted on December 27, 2024, by the Atlas Telescope in Chile. Reportedly, the space rock is around 40 to ...
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Why The Northern Lights Have Suddenly Stopped — And When They’ll Be Back
During the equinoxes, Earth’s axis aligns perpendicularly to the sun-Earth line, creating ideal conditions for this reconnection between the solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field. This process ...
UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.