A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
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An asteroid may hit Earth in 8 years — but don't panic
The hunk of space rock measures somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long, but its speed is unknown. “It’s a matter of ‘does it ...
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Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're ... as 2024 YR4, IAWN Manager Tim Spahr says. The notification is meant to ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-77 Chance of Hitting Earth. Here's What It Would Do
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
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Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're hoping for a miss), but consider ... Impact Notification for the asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, IAWN Manager Tim Spahr says. The notification is ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
It's only a question of when. Which brings us to our latest contender—asteroid 2024 YR4. 2024 YR4 has been under ... be able to say for sure whether we're in the clear at that point.