ESA to assess Asteroid 2024 YR4's threat level using James Webb Telescope
Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...
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China builds ‘planetary defence’ team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
China has started assembling a planetary defence team to counter the threat of near-Earth asteroids following the discovery of a large asteroid that could strike our planet in seven years.
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2024 YR4, ‘city-killer’ asteroid headed for Earth; when and where it will hit us
Scientists are closely watching a newly discovered asteroid — 2024 YR4 — whose chances of hitting Earth just before Christmas in 2032 are rising. The asteroid 2024 YR4 was first spotted by the ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: When exactly could the asteroid hit Earth and what would happen if it did?
The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into our planet in 2032, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. The Agency had previously said there was a 1.2% likelihood of a ...
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Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George Andrews Robin George ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4: Odds Worsen (for Now)
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
The space rock is formally named 2024 YR4. Scientists say it currently carries a 2% risk of making contact with Earth when it eventually reaches this part of the solar system on Dec. 22 ...
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth, but there’s a very slight chance the moon could take the hit. Based on current observations, there is a 2.1 per cent chance that the ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
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The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up
The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was recently calculated to have a 1-out-of-43 chance of striking our planet. By contrast, last week 2024 YR4 had only a 1-out-of-83 ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...