NASA to study "city-killer" asteroid as odds of hitting Earth go up
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
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," ...
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'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, was detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on Dec. 27, 2024.
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?
A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly ...
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Is a Big Asteroid Going to Hit Earth in 2032?
No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this ...
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Dino Birds
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs. Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the ...
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Odds Of Asteroid The Size Of Football Field Colliding With Earth Increased Yet Again
The unassuming asteroid was first spotted in December by scientists at the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...
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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth – how worried should we be?
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly ... wiping out the dinosaurs and 75 percent of all species. By contrast, 2024 YR4 falls into the "city killer" category.
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A ‘city-killer’ asteroid might hit Earth – should we worry?
If the asteroid does hit Earth ... wiping out the dinosaurs and 75% of all species. By contrast, 2024 YR4 falls into the “city killer” category. “If you put it over Paris or London or ...
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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly ... wiping out the dinosaurs and 75% of all species. By contrast, 2024 YR4 falls into the "city killer" category.
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A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be?
It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly ... wiping out the dinosaurs and 75 percent of all species. By contrast, 2024 YR4 falls into the "city killer" category.