China Sets Up 'Planetary Defense' Unit Over 2032 Asteroid Threat
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and China is preparing to deter it by mirroring a U.S. space test.
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...
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Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
Odds Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Hitting Earth Just Went Up
Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most ...
James Webb Space Telescope to size up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it rocks our world
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to be pointed at asteroid 2024 YR4 to reduce uncertainty regarding the chances of ...
Chance of Major Asteroid Hitting Earth Is Small, But Going Up
It was initially believed the asteroid, first detected on December 27, had about a 1 percent chance of colliding with Earth, ...
Webb telescope has a new mission: surveillance of a threatening asteroid
The Webb telescope is well-suited to identify asteroid 2024 YR4's size. Webb views a type of light we can't see with the ...
"City-killer" asteroid's odds of crashing into Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying massive space rock
Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of striking Earth in 2032.
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
Nasa makes emergency decision on huge asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
Astronomers have opened up the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to foreign scientists to determine how much damage the ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
It remains unlikely that Earth and asteroid 2024 YR4 will be at the same place, at the same time, on December 22, 2032. But don't be alarmed if the impact odds go up. "This is a real threat," said ...
There's a 2% chance a big asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Scientists say don't worry about it
Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...