CNN2 天
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A recently ...
Indiatimes6 天
Scientists warn that asteroid 2024YR4 has a chance of colliding with Earth—here’s what ...
Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring between 40 and 100 meters wide, if it impacts, it could cause ...
CBS News3 天
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football ... eight megatons of TNT — more than 500 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb. If it explodes over the ...
Indiatimes3 天
NASA releases video and images of asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032; here's what it ...
Given its size, 2024 YR4 has the potential to do a great deal of harm, particularly if it makes landfall in a heavily populated area, such as a large city. Asteroid 2024 YR4 is comparable in size to ...
CNN9 天
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Space agencies are ...
National Geographic news5 天
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Up until August 2024, the WISE spacecraft was one such observatory. The telescope was repurposed for asteroid and comet tracking after its original mission ended. In the next few years ...
ABC72 天
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth
A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...
Scientific American3 天
How Can We Know If an Asteroid Will Hit Earth?
We usually see such warnings about one or two objects every year; the latest iteration concerns an asteroid, 2024 YR4, that may be up to 100 meters wide and as of this writing has a greater than 2 ...
New York Post7 天
‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its ...
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than an atomic bomb has triggered global space agency alarms. The odds that the space rock dubbed Y4, which is nearly ...
Gizmodo8 天
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
Odds are a funny thing. 1-in-100, for example, sounds like a long shot—until you find out it’s the chance that an asteroid will impact Earth. In a surprising—but not definitive—turn of ...
Indiatimes9 天
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Scientists warn of a football field-sized asteroid on a collision course ...
A massive asteroid, codenamed '2024 YR4', potentially poses a collision threat to Earth in December 2032. With a diameter similar to that of a football field, the asteroid's approach has prompted ...