Odds of recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth drop nearly to zero
Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.
NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, 2032.
What to Know: NASA Reduces Risk of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032
While the chances of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth decreased, the risk of it colliding with the moon went up slightly.
Why the chance that an asteroid might hit Earth in 2032 keeps changing
An asteroid has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here's why the odds are a moving target, according to the astronomer who invented the scale used to measure such risks.
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," the European Space Agency said.
Why do Asteroid 2024 YR4’s odds of hitting Earth keep shifting? NASA explains
While the asteroid's possibly collision with earth wouldn't be until 2032, there's been a lot of talk about the possibility in recent weeks.
Asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Odds for impact increase once again
The odds that a potentially destructive asteroid will collide with Earth in 2032 have increased once again, NASA says, but the chance of an actual impact is still quite slim. NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) first discovered the asteroid,
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Jet Propulsion Lab and Mount Wilson Observatory closed amid Eaton fire
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Eaton Fire displaces 200 NASA JPL employees
ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Eaton Fire has left so much devastation, displacing thousands of residents, including employees at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Although the building ...