Asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, but NASA lowers impact probability to 0.3%
Astronomers are keeping a close watch on asteroid 2024 YR4. This asteroid has a small probability of impacting the Earth in December of 2032.
Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...
More than one million objects as large as the Statue of Liberty found in the outer solar system– Should we be concerned?
Some are as big as the Statue of Liberty. But these aren’t asteroids from our own solar system– they may have come from an ...
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Why chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth just dropped by half
YR4 continues to keep us on our toes as astronomers work to determine its potential threat to our planet. The latest update ...
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A new way to observe electrons in motion
Electrons are incredibly fast. Because of their ultrafast motions, directly observing their behavior has been challenging. Now researchers have suggested a new method to make visualizing electron ...
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...