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Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
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.
MIT professor tracking asteroid 2024 YR4 that could collide with Earth in a few years
Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been following asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
Asteroid deflection strategies: Researchers unveil new scenarios
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published in ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 has reached a record level on ‘impact hazard’ scale
The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...
Don’t lose sleep over asteroid impact odds: Planetary scientist
NASA has been revising the odds of an asteroid hitting the Earth in 2032, with recent estimates increasing the chance to 3.1 ...
Here's The Likelihood Of An Asteroid Slamming Into Earth In 2032, According To Scientists
NASA researchers say an asteroid known as 2024 YR4 now has about a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, a decrease from a ...