Nature1 个月
Asteroid 2024 YR4 now unlikely to hit Earth — but scientists are ready for future threats
The latest calculations indicate that the asteroid known as 2024 YR4 is much less likely to hit Earth than earlier measurements had suggested. Late on 19 February, telescopic observations of the ...
CNN26 天
The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth
That’s a 1 in 59,000 possibility of impact, meaning there is a 99.9983% chance that the asteroid will safely zip by Earth in seven years, according to NASA. The agency also shared that the new ...
Yahoo1 个月
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as NASA tasked with studying it
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
Oregonian26 天
Asteroid no longer a threat to Earth in 2032. The same can’t be said yet for the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat ...
中国日报网1 个月
Scientist: No need to panic about asteroid that might hit Earth in 2032
Since early January, Chinese scientists have been continuously observing an asteroid that has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. By combining global data, astronomers have updated the ...
USA Today26 天
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news cycle, it's time to catch up on your rest. The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in ...
CBS News1 个月
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3% chance of striking our planet — the highest probability ever assigned ...
Space.com25 天
Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to ...
The ESO's Very Large Telescope provided crucial data needed to calculate the asteroid's orbit. The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 dropped to nearly zero following new ...
The Hill26 天
Asteroid that sparked concerns no longer poses threat: NASA
The asteroid, Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was first spotted by telescopes on Dec. 27, now has a 0.004 percent chance of hitting the planet and is “expected to safely pass… ...
CBS News1 个月
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying ...
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
Forbes27 天
‘City Killer’ Asteroid Suddenly Declared Safe — What To Know
The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth has been reduced to almost zero after new observations dramatically shrunk the “uncertainty window,” according to the European Space Agency.