‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat?
YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...
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NASA changes odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 yet again — but this time it's good news
An asteroid big ... according to the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies. By January, scientists had determined that YR4 had a more than 1% chance of hitting Earth and thus warranted further ...
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NASA says an asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s what you need to know
NASA is required to notify other U.S. government agencies whenever it detects an asteroid with more than 1% chance of hitting the Earth. An asteroid of this size is large enough to cause ...
Hunt for 25,000 hidden asteroids as scientist reveals how we’d stop a dangerous city-killer rock hurtling towards Earth
NASA is about to begin a massive hunt for hidden asteroids, and may uncover city-destroying space rocks we’ve missed.
NASA’s $1.4 billion asteroid tracker to hunt ‘city-killer’ space rocks to save Earth from apocalypse
NASA's $1.4 billion NEO Surveyor space telescope is designed to spot and track potentially hazardous asteroids, offering ...
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
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NASA to launch asteroid hunting spacecraft in 2027
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft ...
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NASA to launch spacecraft to track asteroids that threaten Earth
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The ...
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NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty
NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.
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How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth ...