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Subtracting numbers using the column and chunking method
Speaker: Subtraction is what you do when you take one amount away from another. It's calculating the difference between two numbers. Elevator Speaker: Going down. Speaker: I start on the 7th floor ...
New learning approach: Students talk through the math
For most, thoughts of early math lessons conjure images of number lines, multiplication tables and memorization. But a few teachers at West Elementary School are trying a new approach: talking it ...
Fast Company5d
Asteroid watch: 2024 YR4 is heading our way. Track its chances of hitting Earth with this NASA tool
However, 2024 YR4 triggered the alarm at ATLAS because there’s a not-insignificant chance that the asteroid, which is about the size of the Eiffel Tower, may slam into Earth in 2032. At the time ...
USA Today4d
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
NorthJersey.com5d
2024 YR4, ‘city-killer’ asteroid headed for Earth; when and where it will hit us
Scientists are closely watching a newly discovered asteroid — 2024 YR4 — whose chances of hitting Earth just before Christmas in 2032 are rising. The asteroid 2024 YR4 was first spotted by the ...
The New York Times4d
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. By Robin George Andrews Robin George ...
Space.com5d
Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...
New Scientist6d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 – how worried should we be?
Our current best guess is that this object, called 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-43 chance of striking in 2032, the highest risk of any known asteroid. But what does that number really mean, and when ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
Salon4d
The odds of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just went slightly up
The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was recently calculated to have a 1-out-of-43 chance of striking our planet. By contrast, last week 2024 YR4 had only a 1-out-of-83 ...
Global News5d
The odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth have climbed. Should we be worried?
If it did strike Earth, 2024 YR4 would cause “severe blast damage,” according to IAWN, spanning as far as 50 kilometres from the impact site. For now, YR4 has been given a Level 3 rating out ...