The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...
China has initiated the formation of a planetary defence team to address the potential danger posed by near-Earth asteroids.
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...
DART and Hera: Missions to test, study asteroid-obliterating tech The ongoing scientific preparation is not just about observation. In September 2022, NASA demonstrated that it was possible to ...
An asteroid with the power to unleash an explosion ... NASA is hopeful that its 2022 DART mission proves that a 2028 hit could be avoided. “Nobody should be scared about this,” said Fast.
like NASA’s demonstration of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test in 2022, or evacuating potentially affected regions on the ground, Farnocchia said. The group is continuing to monitor 2024 YR4 ...
IF you’ve got any plans for December 22, 2032, you might want to bring them forward. Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just doubled. If ...
A scientist who has written a book on how to defend our planet from an asteroid collision, has spoken out following news of ...