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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 ...
Could an asteroid strike Earth? NASA is tracking asteroid that is closing in on our planet
A doomsday scenario? NASA is tracking an asteroid that has a non-zero chance of striking Earth. We have some time to prepare, ...
Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
A large asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of hitting the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA and the ...
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...
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," ...
Expert Explains Why Trying To Deflect Asteroid That Could Hit Earth In 2032 May Be A Bad Idea
There's a slim chance a sizeable asteroid could collide with our planet in 2032, and it's fair to wonder why the powers that ...
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Here’s What Would Happen If Asteroid Bennu Hit Earth
Scientists believe the space rock may have broken off from a much larger carbon-rich asteroid about 700 million to 2 billion years ago and gradually drifted closer to Earth. The asteroid was the ...
Has an asteroid ever hit Earth? List of collisions as NASA doubles chance of strike in 2032
Scientists recently doubled the chances that Asteroid 2024 YR4 will hit Earth in 2032. While earlier estimates said the ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has ... treacherous collision course with Earth. Just ask the dinosaurs. The ancient animals infamously met their demise 66 million years ago when a huge space rock known as ...
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Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says
(CNN) — If the near-Earth ... million years ago and led to the extinction of dinosaurs was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to ...