The New York Times6d
Earth’s 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad
AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on AstroForge in 2023 when its ...
Indiatimes5d
What causes asteroid 2024 YR4’s impact probability to keep changing? Find out here
NASA and ESA are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially had a higher collision probability with Earth than the Apophis asteroid. New data has since lowered the impact risk to 1.5% ...
CNN4d
The riskiest asteroid on record now has near-zero chance of hitting Earth
That’s a 1 in 59,000 possibility of impact, meaning there is a 99.9983% chance that the asteroid will safely zip by Earth in seven years, according to NASA. The agency also shared that the new ...
CBS News4d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...
Indiatimes4d
‘City Killer’ asteroid approaching Earth in 2032: Is Mumbai at risk? Here’s what we know
Astronomers are monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected in December 2024, with an estimated 1.5% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, size 130-300 feet, could affect cities ...
USA Today3d
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news cycle, it's time to catch up on your rest. The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in ...
Mint5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 more likely to smash into the Moon? Here’s what scientists predict about earth-asteroid collision
Asteroid 2024 YR4, a large space rock continues to be in the spotlight since being discovered in December last year. Earlier this week, scientists increased the chances of the asteroid striking ...
Orlando Sentinel3d
Whew! Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threat to Earth, scientists say
CAPE CANAVERAL — Scientists have finally given the all-clear to Earth from a newly discovered asteroid. After two months of observations, scientists have almost fully ruled out any threat from ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4’s chances of colliding with Earth drop near zero
Asteroid 2024 YR4, deemed the riskiest asteroid on record last week, now has nearly a zero percent chance of impacting Earth in 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.NASA estimates ...
The Hill6d
What we know and don’t know about the asteroid hurtling toward Earth
Let’s get the first question out of the way quickly. Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 50- to 90-meter-wide Earth-approaching object, is likely not going to hit our planet in 2032. But, since the odds of it ...