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Asteroid's Chance of Smacking Earth Drops Dramatically. Here's What to Know
NASA says Earth is in the clear from asteroid 2024 YR4, which had a small chance of impacting our planet in 2032.
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
Could an asteroid hit Earth in 2032? Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
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Asteroid ‘2024 YR4’ likely won’t hit Earth in 2032, but the odds will continue to change
Learn about asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential impact on Earth in 2032. Explore the risks and predictions surrounding this ...
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2025 Is a Year Full of Meteor Showers: The Next One Arrives This Week
2025 includes a full schedule of meteor showers. They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting ...
Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...
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NASA picks SpaceX rocket to launch asteroid threat hunter NEO Surveyor in 2027
NEO Surveyor will lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast no earlier than September 2027. The total value ...
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Amazing TimeLapse Of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Project
Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). The comet's closest approach to Earth at 26.4 million miles (42.5 million km) away. Credit: Gianluca Masi / ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is going to miss Earth, but the story doesn’t end there
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough ...
You’re going to see more ‘city-killer’ asteroids, but fret not: MIT astronomer
This week’s hype around a “city-killing” asteroid possibly striking Earth raised the fears of many before the odds of impact ...
New study claims our solar system is home to millions of interstellar objects
Researchers claim that there could be at least 1 million interstellar objects hiding in the Oort Cloud at the edge of our ...
NASA Picks Musk's SpaceX for Near-Earth Object Surveyor Mission
NASA awarded a contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency's near-Earth object surveyor mission. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday said the ...