Chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth double - should we be worried?
As of recent updates, the asteroid's probability of collision has surged to 1 in 43, placing it at the top of Nasa's Center ...
Chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth just shot up: Should we panic?
The 2024 YR4 was spotted on December 27, 2024, by the Atlas Telescope in Chile. Reportedly, the space rock is around 40 to ...
Odds of an asteroid striking Earth in 2032 keep changing
Since December, astronomers have been carefully studying whether an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long will impact the ...
NASA’s Asteroid Sample Reveals a Shocking Link Between Space and Earth’s Salt Lakes
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...
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How NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission may help us understand the origins of life on Earth
The origins of life on our planet remains one science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...
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How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
NASA confirms a 17-foot asteroid speeding past Earth today—here’s what you need to know!
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is tracking asteroid 2025 CG, set to pass Earth safely today at about 1.3 million miles away ...
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
NASA Just Doubled the Odds of an Asteroid Impact – Should We Worry?
YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...
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Scientists discover new 'city-destroying' asteroid has a higher chance of hitting Earth than first thought
Scientists say a new 'city-destroying' asteroid has a higher chance of hitting Earth than they first thought. NASA found a ...
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The moon has two grand canyons, carved in minutes by an asteroid impact
Our Moon continues to surprise us with amazing features. Scientists recently shared new information about two canyons that ...
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...