Astrophysicist Reveals The Key Facts About The Asteroid That May Hit Earth
3 hours ago · Fortunately, the asteroid will make another close approach to the Earth in December 2028 – passing around 8 million kilometres from our planet. Astronomers will be …
NASA Shares Observations of Recently-Identified Near Earth Asteroid
4 days ago · The asteroid, which is estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, caught astronomers’ attention when it rose on the NASA automated Sentry risk list on Dec. 31, 2024. …
Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth…
18 hours ago · The asteroid would detonate in the atmosphere, with a shockwave blasting Earth's surface as a result. The Tunguska impact was a "city killer" type event, leveling forest across a …
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
21 hours ago · The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years. ... Astronomers are tracking an asteroid …
Newly discovered asteroid has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in …
2 days ago · An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth …
3 days ago · The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years.. …
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
4 days ago · First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across. …
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the …
4 days ago · A more accurate estimate could be made using radar, but that won’t be possible until the asteroid makes another close, but perfectly safe, pass by Earth on Dec. 17, 2028.
Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of …
6 days ago · A 196-foot-wide asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in 2032. An expert tells Space.com where this asteroid could impact our planet and what level of destruction it …
Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of ... - NASA
Jan 22, 2025 · Asteroid Lunar Studies. The discovery of 2024 PT5 doubles the number of known asteroids thought to originate from the Moon. Asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa was found in …