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," ...
‘Great Comet Of 2025’ Dazzles – Here Are The Best Photos
While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...
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 ...
'Large' asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. But not why you think.
It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...
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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 ...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
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A meteorite carved two valleys as deep as the Grand Canyon on the Moon in just 10 minutes
The gigantic cataclysm, which released energy 130 times more powerful than the detonation of the entire world’s atomic ...
Asteroid ‘could head for Earth’, researchers say, but when and where could it strike?
Researchers discovered Asteroid 2024 YR4 last Christmas — and the odds on it hitting Earth have increased since ...
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When to spot the next full moon, comets and other space events in February
The Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will happen this month, but it won’t be visible for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets ...
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Lurking inside an asteroid: life’s ingredients
Our solar system contains planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets — but only one world is known to ... able to study asteroids only when a fragment has fallen to Earth as a meteorite. One of the ...
When to spot the next full moon, comets and other space events in February
The Alpha Centaurids meteor shower will happen this month, but it won’t be visible for those of us living in the northern hemisphere. We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets, like C/2022 E2 ...