Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of …
1 day ago · A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is …
New Asteroid Tops NASA's Impact Risk Chart, 1.2% Chance of
8 hours ago · The asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, jumped to the top of NASA's risk chart, with a slim but measurable chance of striking Earth in just seven years. ... There is a 1.2% chance …
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero odds of hitting Earth
1 day ago · Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth. Asteroid 2024 YR4 swept into the view of the ATLAS asteroid impact early warning system – with telescopes in Hawaii, Chile …
Newly discovered asteroid could hit earth in 2032 and “cause a ...
10 hours ago · Soon after its discovery the asteroid - named 2024 YR4 - leapt to the top of NASA’s Sentry Risk Table, a classification of asteroids with the possibility of hitting earth in the …
Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon …
6 days ago · The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science. The small near …
Eyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPL - NASA's Eyes
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.
Apophis - NASA Science
Dec 20, 2024 · When Apophis was discovered in 2004, it appeared the asteroid could potentially impact Earth in the coming decades. Astronomers closely tracked the asteroid, and now NASA …
Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid ...
Sep 16, 2024 · The asteroid — named after the Egyptian serpent god of chaos and destruction Apep — is so large and will pass within 19,000 miles (30,600 kilometers) of Earth, so close to …
Asteroid Apophis to pass near Earth in 2029: What to know - USA TODAY
Aug 16, 2024 · A menacing asteroid named Apophis is projected to have a close encounter with Earth in 2029, but scientists have long ruled it out as an impact risk.
'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis could still hit Earth in 2029, …
Sep 11, 2024 · There is a slim but overlooked risk that the "God of Chaos" asteroid Apophis could hit Earth as it makes a super close approach to our planet in 2029, a new study reveals. The …