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An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause on Earth.
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact "cannot yet be entirely ruled out".
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused some alarm.
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.
Introducing YR4: An asteroid with a 1% chance of smashing into Earth
An asteroid set to swing by Earth in 2032 has small chance of smashing into our planet, but experts aren't panicking — yet.
Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst
Newly Spotted Asteroid Has Tiny Chance Of Hitting Earth In 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas,
New NASA imagery shows a large asteroid could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting planet Earth in 7 years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS),
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth, scientists actively monitoring
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine its path.
A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...
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Will asteroid strike Earth in 2032? Scientists say it’s possible
Scientists are closely monitoring a massive asteroid that could strike Earth in 2032, with the potential for catastrophic ...
23-feet wide giant asteroid to zoom past Earth today: Could it collide?
A massive asteroid, Asteroid 2025 BS4, will safely pass Earth on January 28, traveling at 35,000 miles per hour. Despite its ...
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Experts Thought The Asteroid Apophis Would Hit Earth, But Now It Will Be Studied Closely As It Passes By In 2029
It is expected that some rocks and dust may even be launched away from the asteroid itself, though most of it will eventually end up landing back on Apophis. Some may escape into ...