Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Could this asteroid crash into Earth in 2032? What Arizonans need to know
YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed ...
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Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on AstroForge in 2023 when its ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid had 20% chance of hitting Earth, Nasa feared but now it’s likelier to strike MOON in horror smash
NASA has said Earth will likely be spared by a deadly Big Ben-sized asteroid and predicts it could smash into the Moon ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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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 ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of colliding with Earth drop near zero
NASA and ESA confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero threat to Earth in 2032, with new observations reducing its risk ...
These 9 landmarks were named strangest in Arizona — do you know what they are?
Arizona is no stranger to weird and wild things. These nine landmarks were recently named the strangest in the state by World Atlas. Here's why.
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2024 YR4: What to know about the asteroid that could hit Earth in the future
Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...
This asteroid might not hit Earth in 2032 after all—here’s how we know
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
Chilling animations depict effect ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have on Earth — as experts warn moon also in danger
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
If it hit on the land, it would carve out a new impact crater, probably more than a kilometer across and a couple of hundred meters deep—something similar to Meteor Crater in Arizona.