How an asteroid caused an explosion 1,000 times more powerful than Hiroshima
Some calculations say the explosion was 185 to 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb that razed Hiroshima. Despite ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: The 3% Risk That Has NASA Watching—What You Need to Know About 2032's Potential Impact
Upon its discovery, automated asteroid warning systems calculated a 3.1% chance of 2024 YR4 impacting Earth on 22nd December ...
Chilling video shows what might happen if asteroid hits Earth in 2032
A ‘city-destroying’ asteroid is currently on a path towards Earth and could hit as soon as 2032. Now experts have modelled ...
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 has reached a record level on ‘impact hazard’ scale
The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: The 'potentially hazardous' asteroids that could still strike Earth according to NASA
The space rock now has a one-in-360 chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032, down from its peak of a one-in-32 chance. While it's looking likely that asteroid 2024 YR4 will safely fly by Earth, ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit one of the world’s most populated regions, new NASA data shows
New data from US space agency believes that the 2024 YR4 asteroid now has over a 3 per cent chance of hitting the planet in ...
AI predicts asteroid has an even higher chance of striking Earth in 2032
Instead of just the 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth by 2032 that was shared on Wednesday, AI-powered predictions site ...
NASA scientists pinpoint exactly where huge asteroid could hit and 110 million live there
The threat posed by the space rock, estimated to be between 40 and 90 metres in diameter, is the highest ever recorded for an ...
Exact date NASA Asteroid 2024 YR4 'city killer' could hit Earth from top space expert
YR4 asteroid is being closely monitored with a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032 - higher than any other in recorded history ...
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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have reached new high
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
NASA issues update on chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth - and UK
The risk of a huge asteroid hitting Earth has dropped after NASA reported its highest-ever impact probability for an object ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: More than 100 million people live in risk corridor, Nasa data shows
Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a 2.6 per cent chance of hitting Earth on 22 December, 2032, making it the biggest ...