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NASA Shares Planetary Defense Strategy to Protect Earth From Potential Asteroid Strikes
NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident highlights the importance of asteroid surveillance, open data, and upcoming space missions like NEO Surveyor.
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NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero
NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk on the Torino Scale. However, new observations have reduced the probability to zero. The asteroid will make close flybys in 2028 and 2032, providing scientists with an opportunity...
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"City-Killer" Asteroid Now Has Near-Zero Chance Of Hitting Earth: NASA
According to NASA, there is a 99.9983 per cent chance that the asteroid will pass Earth safely in seven years.
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NASA Lowers Impact Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 After New Data
Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially flagged as a potential threat due to its size and energy potential, has been downgraded after refined observations. NASA now estimates just a 0.28 percent chance of impact in 2032, significantly reducing concerns. The rapid fluctuation in risk assessment was expected, as ongoing astronomical observations provide more pr...
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NASA Lowers Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032. Initial estimates placed the impact probability at 1 in 32, but updated calculations have reduced it to just 1 in 360 (0.28 percent). Experts believe the risk will continue to decline as more data is collected. Despite being the riskiest asteroid on NASA’s Sentry ...
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Why Mumbai Is Being Linked To 'City Killer' Asteroid: All You Need To Know
Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a close flyby on December 22, 2032.
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NASA Lowers Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Risk: What May Happen If It Hits Earth
The asteroid 2024 YR4, estimated to be 130 to 300 feet wide, was first discovered on December 27, 2024.
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How NASA Plans To Stop 'City-Killer' Asteroid
International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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'City-Killer' Asteroid's Risk Of Hitting Earth Drops To 1.5%. Why It Keeps Changing
The asteroid, expected to be between 130 and 330 feet wide, was detected in December last year.
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Explained: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid 2024 YR4
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.
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Telescope Captures "City-Killer" Asteroid, NASA Tracking Potential Threat
A newly discovered asteroid has climbed to the top of NASA's impact risk list after fresh observations doubled its chances of striking Earth in 2032.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA
Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring 180 feet wide, has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, according to scientists. A smaller 0.3% risk of the asteroid colliding with the moon has also been noted. While the Earth impact could release energy equal to 8 megatons of TNT, a moon strike may create a visible crater. Researchers are using the J...
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Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report
The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to be "visible from Earth".
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James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4
Asteroid 2024 YR4, identified in December 2024, has a 2.3% chance of Earth impact in December 2032. Due to uncertainties in ground-based size estimates, JWST will conduct infrared observations in March and May to determine its true dimensions. The European Space Agency estimates its width at 55 metres, but it could be as large as 90 metres. The fin...
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NASA Watches Asteroid 2024 YR4 With Chance Of Striking Earth In 2032
Scientists estimate that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent (up from 1 per cent) chance of striking Earth in December 2032.
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NASA Shares Planetary Defense Strategy to Protect Earth From Potential Asteroid Strikes
NASA and international scientists closely tracked asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially showed a rare 3 percent collision probability with Earth. Although the threat has now diminished, the incident highlights the importance of asteroid surveillance, open data, and upcoming space missions like NEO Surveyor.
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NASA Confirms Asteroid 2024 YR4 Will Not Hit Earth, Risk Reduced to Zero
NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk on the Torino Scale. However, new observations have reduced the probability to zero. The asteroid will make close flybys in 2028 and 2032, providing scientists with an opportunity...
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"City-Killer" Asteroid Now Has Near-Zero Chance Of Hitting Earth: NASA
According to NASA, there is a 99.9983 per cent chance that the asteroid will pass Earth safely in seven years.
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NASA Lowers Impact Probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 After New Data
Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially flagged as a potential threat due to its size and energy potential, has been downgraded after refined observations. NASA now estimates just a 0.28 percent chance of impact in 2032, significantly reducing concerns. The rapid fluctuation in risk assessment was expected, as ongoing astronomical observations provide more pr...
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NASA Lowers Risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Impact
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032. Initial estimates placed the impact probability at 1 in 32, but updated calculations have reduced it to just 1 in 360 (0.28 percent). Experts believe the risk will continue to decline as more data is collected. Despite being the riskiest asteroid on NASA’s Sentry ...
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Why Mumbai Is Being Linked To 'City Killer' Asteroid: All You Need To Know
Dubbed "city killer", the space rock now has an estimated 1.5 per cent (or 1 in 67) chance of striking our planet during a close flyby on December 22, 2032.
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NASA Lowers Asteroid 2024 YR4's Impact Risk: What May Happen If It Hits Earth
The asteroid 2024 YR4, estimated to be 130 to 300 feet wide, was first discovered on December 27, 2024.
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How NASA Plans To Stop 'City-Killer' Asteroid
International space agencies, including NASA, are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small but concerning chance of striking Earth in 2032.
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'City-Killer' Asteroid's Risk Of Hitting Earth Drops To 1.5%. Why It Keeps Changing
The asteroid, expected to be between 130 and 330 feet wide, was detected in December last year.
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Explained: How Earth Can Defend Itself Against Asteroid 2024 YR4
There is a very small chance that an asteroid capable of taking out an entire city could strike Earth in less than eight years. But even if this asteroid is hurtling our way, humanity is now able to defend itself against such a threat, experts say.
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Telescope Captures "City-Killer" Asteroid, NASA Tracking Potential Threat
A newly discovered asteroid has climbed to the top of NASA's impact risk list after fresh observations doubled its chances of striking Earth in 2032.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a 2.3 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032, Says NASA
Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring 180 feet wide, has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth on 22 December 2032, according to scientists. A smaller 0.3% risk of the asteroid colliding with the moon has also been noted. While the Earth impact could release energy equal to 8 megatons of TNT, a moon strike may create a visible crater. Researchers are using the J...
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Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report
The asteroid colliding with the Moon could release energy in upwards of 340 Hiroshima bombs with the spectacle very likely to be "visible from Earth".
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James Webb Telescope to Study Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 YR4
Asteroid 2024 YR4, identified in December 2024, has a 2.3% chance of Earth impact in December 2032. Due to uncertainties in ground-based size estimates, JWST will conduct infrared observations in March and May to determine its true dimensions. The European Space Agency estimates its width at 55 metres, but it could be as large as 90 metres. The fin...
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NASA Watches Asteroid 2024 YR4 With Chance Of Striking Earth In 2032
Scientists estimate that an asteroid called 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 per cent (up from 1 per cent) chance of striking Earth in December 2032.
