UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European ...
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.
A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know
A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...
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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Space agencies are "actively" monitoring 2024 YR4, the asteroid over 50 meters that could impact Earth in 2032
The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of ...
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ESA Monitors Asteroid Over Earth Collision Risk
Should the asteroid remain on a collision path, it would likely have a velocity of 17.34 km/sec. (10.7 mph/sec.) when first ...
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Asteroid wider than football pitch could collide with Earth as scientists reveal how 'sacrificial spacecraft' could defend the planet
A newly discovered asteroid wider than a football pitch could smash into Earth in less than a decade - and carries the ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid is hurtling by Earth — and scientists are warning of its potential impact
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion one hundred times greater than the atomic bomb has triggered global space ...
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 ...
Space alert: UN activates Planetary Security Protocol for first time due to risk of asteroid collision
The scientific community is on alert after the discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS ...
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...
It’s not sci-fi: Americans support asteroid defense spending
Planetary defense is a global imperative, of course, but for the time being, NASA — and, by extension, the United States — is ...