Earth, NASA and asteroid

New NASA imagery shows a large asteroid could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting planet Earth in 7 years. The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS),
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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.
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth
"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.
Newly Spotted Asteroid Has Tiny Chance Of Hitting Earth In 2032
A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance it will miss,” said Paul Chodas,
NASA Announced Increased Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032. Internet Is Hilariously 'Rooting for the Asteroid'
NASA's estimated chance that an asteroid could collide with Earth in 2032 was raised from 1.6% to 1.9%, with the news pulling some dark humor into its orbit.
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth, scientists actively monitoring
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine its path.
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Scientists Warn an Asteroid the Size of a Football Field Could Strike Earth and Destroy an Entire City
The massive space rock with the risk of hitting Earth's surface within the next seven years has kept scientists on their toes ...
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A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth In 2032 — What To Know
or take images from a spacecraft that could closely approach the asteroid, suggests IAWN. However, 2024 YR4 will be too distant for radar observations until 2032, when it could strike Earth.
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Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds
Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...
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Two-mile wide asteroid to brush past Earth today – what would happen if it hit?
Alinda has no chance of colliding with Earth – but what wouldhappen if it did? (Picture: Eyes on Asteroids/NASA / SWNS) Today, an asteroid larger ... could be used to destroy it, or a ...
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Asteroid-Seeking Spacecraft Snaps Poignant Views Of Earth
Hera's Asteroid Framing Camera snapped this view of Earth and the moon. The clearest of the three images ESA released on Oct. 14 comes from Hera’s Asteroid Framing Camera, which is used for ...
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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
(AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032 ... but the spacecraft is destroyed NASA’s stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit ...