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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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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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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 Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life's Origins
The space rock was collected by a NASA spacecraft and transported to Earth in 2023.
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Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
In 2022, Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants to discover and name new asteroids.
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Two Airplane-Sized Asteroids Flying Past Earth At Alarming Speed Today
Space enthusiasts are in for a major cosmic event on Friday as NASA said that two aeroplane-sized asteroids -- 2024 XW15 and 2024 XC16 -- are all set to fly past Earth.
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An Asteroid Burned Up Over California Just Hours After Being Spotted
On October 22, 2024, asteroid 2024 UQ was detected just hours before entering Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, near California. The ATLAS survey detected it shortly before impact, but delayed tracking data prevented immediate monitoring. The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre later confirmed the asteroid's e...
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Massive Asteroid Heading Towards Earth At 65,000 Kmph, Warns NASA
A massive asteroid, named 2024 MT1, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed of 65,215 km/h, warned NASA.
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A NASA Exercise Suggests 72% Chance An Asteroid May Hit Earth On This Day
US space agency NASA, in a hypothetical exercise, has found that a potentially hazardous asteroid has a 72% chance of hitting the Earth and we may not be adequately prepared to prevent it.
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A 90-Foot Asteroid, Travelling At 29,961 kmph, Will Zoom Past Earth Today
A 99-foot wide asteroid, named 2024 KA1, will fly close to Earth on Saturday. This celestial visitor is travelling at a speed of 29,961 kmph, and will make its closest approach to Earth at 16:36 IST.
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NASA Unable To Remove Remaining Asteroid Sample From Container, Working On New Ways
There are more samples to collect, however, the teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) are now struggling to open the canister.
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
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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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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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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 Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life's Origins
The space rock was collected by a NASA spacecraft and transported to Earth in 2023.
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Noida Teen Discovers Asteroid, Set To Name It Through NASA's Programme
In 2022, Daksh Malik's school offered him a chance to join the International Asteroid Discovery Programme, which allowed participants to discover and name new asteroids.
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Two Airplane-Sized Asteroids Flying Past Earth At Alarming Speed Today
Space enthusiasts are in for a major cosmic event on Friday as NASA said that two aeroplane-sized asteroids -- 2024 XW15 and 2024 XC16 -- are all set to fly past Earth.
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An Asteroid Burned Up Over California Just Hours After Being Spotted
On October 22, 2024, asteroid 2024 UQ was detected just hours before entering Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, near California. The ATLAS survey detected it shortly before impact, but delayed tracking data prevented immediate monitoring. The European Space Agency’s Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre later confirmed the asteroid's e...
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Massive Asteroid Heading Towards Earth At 65,000 Kmph, Warns NASA
A massive asteroid, named 2024 MT1, is hurtling towards Earth at an astonishing speed of 65,215 km/h, warned NASA.
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A NASA Exercise Suggests 72% Chance An Asteroid May Hit Earth On This Day
US space agency NASA, in a hypothetical exercise, has found that a potentially hazardous asteroid has a 72% chance of hitting the Earth and we may not be adequately prepared to prevent it.
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A 90-Foot Asteroid, Travelling At 29,961 kmph, Will Zoom Past Earth Today
A 99-foot wide asteroid, named 2024 KA1, will fly close to Earth on Saturday. This celestial visitor is travelling at a speed of 29,961 kmph, and will make its closest approach to Earth at 16:36 IST.
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NASA Unable To Remove Remaining Asteroid Sample From Container, Working On New Ways
There are more samples to collect, however, the teams at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) are now struggling to open the canister.
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NASA To Reveal First Images Of Largest Asteroid Sample Collected In Space
NASA is set to reveal on Wednesday the first images of the largest asteroid sample ever collected in space, something scientists hope will yield clues about the earliest days of our solar system and perhaps the origins of life itself.
