3 h. ago NASA gives major update on chances of YR4 'city killer' asteroid hitting Earth

After analyzing asteroid 2024 YR4 and its path, NASA scientists determined the possibility that the rock will hit Earth in seven years' time is just one in 59,000

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4 h. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 is no longer a threat to Earth, scientists say

Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid

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25 h. ago Chance of giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 falls to 0.0017%

Asteroid 2024 YR4 had reached a 3.1% likelihood of impact but further data has rendered it negligibleIt was a discovery that lead to panic-inducing headlines: a giant asteroid found to be hurtling towards Earth that, while unlikely to wipe out life, could do some serious damage.But now the world can breathe a sigh of relief. After the odds of a future collision rose earlier this year, the likelihood of an impact is now so low as to be negligible. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4: The 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that could still strike Earth according to NASA

Asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't the only asteroid due to fly nail-bitingly close to Earth

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4 d. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 will almost certainly not hit Earth, scientists assure the world

Chances of a collision have been repeatedly revised upwards but have now started to fall – but it may still hit the Moon

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4 d. ago Could NASA stop the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? SHIVALI BEST answers your questions

Where could the asteroid hit, does NASA have the ability to deviate it, and could Bruce Willis save us? MailOnline's Science and Technology Editor, Shivali Best, answers your questions.

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4 d. ago NASA changes the risk of a "city killer" asteroid impacting Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4, about 180 feet (55 metres) wide, poses a notable yet manageable threat to Earth

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5 d. ago 'I'm a planetary scientist – here's why I wouldn't lose sleep over asteroid 2024 YR4'

A scientist has explained why the impact risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 has risen and fallen

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5 d. ago Exact date NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' could hit Earth from top space expert

The 2024 YR4 asteroid is being closely monitored with a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - higher than any other in recorded history - with NASA scientists reportedly concerned about its trajectory

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5 d. ago NASA halves odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth after highest ever impact risk

The odds of an asteroid smashing into Earth in 2032 have just fallen

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5 d. ago NASA issues update on chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

Scientists say it could cause 'severe blast damage'

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5 d. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are three reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The chances of this asteroid hitting Earth keep rising. But there are four reasons I’m not worried yet | Carrie Nugent

Scientists are closely monitoring 2024 YR4 – and while it’s relatively small, it reminds us of the dangers lurking in spaceCarrie Nugent is an associate professor of computational physics and planetary science and author of Asteroid HuntersTwo days after Christmas, the Atlas sky survey team discovered a new rocky object in Earth’s astronomical neighbourhood. Atlas discovers near-Earth objects all the time: in 2024, the team discovered 167 of them. They also codiscovered comet Tsuchinshan–Atlas, which dazzled sky gazers last autumn. But this discovery was special: there’s a chance the 40-90 metre object, known as 2024 YR4, will hit Earth in 2032.In January, the impact probability was estimated to be just over 1%, then it was raised to 2.3% in early February. As of this week, the Nasa JPL Center for Near Earth Object Studies has raised that to 3.1% – or about 1-in-32 chance of impact. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago NASA upgrades chances of ‘city destroying’ asteroid hitting Earth

There is now a 1-in-32 chance that the space rock will hit us in 2032 – with potentially disastrous consequences

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6 d. ago NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' puts 100 million people at risk in collision course

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a one-in-32 chance of hitting Earth according to NASA scientists, and would be 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima should it make impact

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6 d. ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 threatens over 100million people as NASA reveals impact zone and risk corridor of 'city killer'

The space rock is 500 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and could be catastrophic

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6 d. ago Scientist reveals why asteroid 2024 YR4's chances of Earth impact keep rising as NASA bumps odds again

There is now a one-in-32 chance that the an asteroid will hit our home planet in 2032

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6 d. ago Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth reaches highest level in history

NASA believes the 100m-wide Asteroid 2024 YR4 will change course and head towards Earth.

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6 d. ago Scientists say eight huge cities and 100m people in danger of asteroid heading towards Earth

Asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed a 'city killer' by experts, now has a higher risk of hitting the planet than any other in recent history

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6 d. ago These are the cities most at risk from the Asteroid 2024 YR4 that could hit Earth, says NASA

The impact risk corridor will take the city killer over some of the most populated places in the world, according to NASA data

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