WATCH — This asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Should you be worried?
A newly discovered asteroid has quickly shot to the top of NASA’s risk list. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has about a 2.1 per cent chance of hitting the Earth. An asteroid is a rocky object that orbits the sun. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was discovered on Jan. 27 by a telescope in Chile.
The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge Issues delivered straight to your door What would happen if Earth ...
A Bennu-type asteroid could lead to “severe environmental consequences,” researchers write, while acknowledging that a ...
Earth is surrounded by countless objects with relatively close orbits. Most pose no immediate threat, but some have ...
The asteroid, discovered in December 2024, is believed to measure between 40 metres and 90 metres. It was first given a ...
However, Bennu, a 500-metre wide lump of rock, has been located by the boffins and their telescopes and they’ve given it a 1 in 2,700 (or 0.04 percent) chance of hitting Earth. While that may seem ...
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