Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of …
12 hours ago · A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, …
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero odds of hitting Earth
1 day ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into the view of the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system – with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile …
New Asteroid Tops NASA's Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of
7 hours ago · The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in just seven years. ... There is a 1.2% chance …
Newly discovered asteroid could hit earth in 2032 and “cause a ...
10 hours ago · Soon after its discovery the asteroid - named 2024 YR4 - leapt to the top of NASA’s Sentry Risk Table, a classification of asteroids with the possibility of hitting earth in the …
Newly Discovered Asteroid Has Slight Chance of Earth Impact in …
1 day ago · This is only the second time that an asteroid has merited a rating greater than 2 on the 10-point Torino scale, created in 1999 to convey the risk of an impact. At this level, an …
Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon …
6 days ago · The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science. The small near …
An asteroid hit Earth just hours after being detected. It was the …
Nov 8, 2024 · A small asteroid burned up in Earth's atmosphere off the coast of California just hours after being discovered and before impact monitoring systems had registered its trajectory.
Asteroid will soon enter Earth's orbit as temporary 'mini moon'
Earth is set to play host to a visiting “mini-moon.” An asteroid is expected to swing by Earth next week, then spend about two months orbiting the planet as it gets temporarily caught by...
A space rock is about to become Earth’s new ‘mini-moon’ - CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to …
Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid ...
Sep 16, 2024 · The asteroid — named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos and destruction Apep — is so large and will pass within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometers) of Earth, so close to …