据了解，直径大于 10 公里的小行星撞击地球的概率大约是一亿年一次，目前许多学者都认为，上次这么大号的小行星撞击地球，可能直接导致统治地球上亿年的霸主恐龙灭绝了。 而目前预估 2024 YR4 的大小，应该是直径 40-90 米左右， ...

The asteroid altered the planet's climate and paved the way for mammals to rise from the proverbial ashes. But thankfully, humanity has come a long, long way in the past several millions of years.

Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring between 130 and 300 feet, could impact Earth in 2032 with a 1.9% chance. It has garnered global attention, but experts assure minimal risk of a catastrophic impact ...

The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024. According to the latest NASA estimates , it has about a 1-in-43 chance of ...

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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 ...

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid — named 2024 YR4 — having a more than 1 ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting planet Earth in seven years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That’s good news ...