Odds of asteroid's impact keep going up — just as scientists expected
Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...
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Asteroid's Earth Impact Odds Plummet, Scientists Now Playing the Long Wait Game
Latest observations slash collision probability for asteroid 2024 YR4 from 2.8% to 0.16%, but no further updates are possible until 2028.
The asteroid hits and near-misses you never hear about
Since a potentially hazardous asteroid was detected in December, tens of others objects have come close to Earth.
NASA’s New Asteroid Data Changes Everything – And the Moon Might Pay the Price
YR4 is a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) currently being closely monitored by NASA’s planetary defense teams.
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Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
2024 YR4 FAQs: How big is the asteroid? Could we use a spacecraft similar to DART? Here's all
YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued ...
Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...
The "Space" Space: Asteroid is on a possible collision course with Earth
We’re seven years away from a possible asteroid impact on Earth. KXANs Eric Henrikson explains what you need to know in case ...