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 10 meters has a greater than 1 percent chance of striking Earth within the next 20 years. The risk of 2024 YR4 meets this threshold.
Space on MSN16h
Scientists say 2 asteroids may actually be fragments of destroyed planets from our early solar systemNew findings offer clues about the ancient origins of asteroids and their potential role in the formation of terrestrial ...
The closest of the asteroids to us—estimated to be about the size of a car—is whizzing through space at 27,358 miles per hour ...
NASA is keeping a close watch on three asteroids making near-Earth approaches today. One of them, named 2025 CF, will pass within just 77,200 miles of our planet-roughly one-third ...
Astronomy on MSN3d
Scientists find life’s ‘building blocks’ in asteroid Bennu samplesThe meteor fragments returned by OSIRIS-REx shed light on the entwined history of water and the chemical ingredients of life ...
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To celebrate its 45th anniversary, Atari has launched a limited edition watch based on the Asteroids game. It's a quirky ...
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A report published in Science Advances details when the asteroid could collide with Earth and the destruction it would cause.
When near-Earth asteroids are discovered that could be dangerous to Earth, the risk can usually be quickly ruled out. Now ...
A team of researchers have now modelled what will happen to the planet, climate and humans if this asteroid crashes on Earth ...
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