NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.
Of the Asteroid 2024 YR4, Mr Rankin said last month: "It is just important to keep in mind that its orbit is still too ...
New calculations suggest that a large asteroid recently predicted to have an increased odds of striking Earth could miss the ...
According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact ...
Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...
The Moon is no stranger to being struck by huge lumps of space rock. In fact, new research has shown that, nearly four ...
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worryA 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 ...
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