Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...
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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 ...
If you saw fire in the night sky around Charlotte, Raleigh, it wasn’t your imagination
A blue comet streaks across the sky in New Mexico on Jan. 6, 2025. On Thursday, Jan. 30, at least 19 people from the ...
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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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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
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," the European Space Agency said.
Astronomers briefly thought Elon Musk’s car was an asteroid. Here’s why that points to a broader problem
Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Worried about an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032? Here's why you shouldn't be
The internet is currently swimming with talk about an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032. "Could" is a stretch, however, ...
Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Planetary parades and a lunar eclipse, here’s what’s in the night sky for February
The beautiful planetary parade continues through the end of the month, with special guest Mercury joining the pack soon.
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance ...