Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
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There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
Astronomers find asteroid with 1% chance of hitting Earth: Should we be worried?
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused ...
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance ...
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Newly discovered ‘asteroid’ near Earth turns out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla car
An object in space that astronomers initially identified as an alarmingly close asteroid headed towards Earth turns out to be ...
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Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla
Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...
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There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
Because of its unique orbit, astronomers are trying to learn ... The end of 2032 is when astronomers predict 2024 YR will come close to Earth again, Fast said, adding that further observations ...
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Maunakea and Haleakalā telescopes eye asteroid trajectory
Observatories on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking 2024 YR4 to refine its trajectory. In 2022, UH was instrumental ...
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Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
When two objects come close to each other in the three dimensions ... elliptical orbit of the sun that takes it across the Earth’s orbit and then back out to the asteroid belt.