An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
Now, astronomers have bumped up that number, putting the space rock’s odds of colliding with our planet at 2.3 percent. While the identification has triggered international planetary defense ...
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Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth: What we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile ... Current estimates suggest that objects ...
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Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
And yes, that makes it the only one of more-than 37,000 known large space rocks near Earth with such odds. But astronomers who are keeping a close eye on the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, expect that the ...
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One of the Best Ways to Experience the Northern Lights Is With an Astronomer at Sea — Here's What It's Like
It's ironic to feel grounded while staring at the cosmos from a ship deck in Arctic waters, but that's the peculiar magic of chasing the Northern Lights aboard Hurtigruten's MS Midnatsol.
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Agencies plan for near-Earth asteroid’s close encounter in 2032
Astronomers confirmed the object as a near-Earth asteroid, and catalogued it as 2024 YR4. But additional calculations soon raised red flags—its estimated 130-328 feet diameter and potential ...
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A dinosaur discovered in a private garden
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