The Odds of a City-Killing Asteroid Hitting Earth Keep Rising
The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...
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An Asteroid Won’t Destroy Life on Earth in 2032, but It Will Eventually
It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid’s impact probability will continue to evolve—likely diminishing to zero—but 2024 YR4 will officially remain an object of concern so long as its estimated chance of striking Earth remains ...
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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth fluctuate as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
Characterized as a potential "city-killer," the asteroid was first detected in December and its odds of impacting our planet have fluctuated since then, according to NASA and the European Space ...
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The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
Ars: What are we learning about the asteroid's destructive potential? Andrews: The damage it could cause would be localized to a roughly city-sized area, so if it hits the middle of the ocean or a ...