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This isn’t the first asteroid that has ever come close to Earth. A falling asteroid lit up the English Channel in February. However, this is one of the closest asteroids that will pass by our ...
Experts urged caution, though noting that the impact odds were likely to fall significantly. Sure enough, by late February, the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth fell to near zero.
Just this week, an update was given on a huge "city-killer" asteroid that scientists warned may collide with Earth in 2032 ...
If you've been losing sleep at night over a certain threatening asteroid dominating the news ... YR4's probability of impacting Earth first began to fall last Wednesday when NASA announced the ...
The vertical axis shows how much the asteroid orbits are tilted relative ... with each recorded meteorite fall providing a new clue,” said meteor astronomer and lead author Peter Jenniskens ...
The asteroid, measuring between 130 to 300 feet wide, was discovered in December 2024. While the risk to Earth is negligible, 2024 YR4 has a slightly higher chance of impacting the moon. Don't worry, ...
NASA's Webb Telescope Captures Photos of the Asteroid That Won't Hit Earth in 2032 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir ...