Phew! The risk of that asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has significantly lowered
The European Space Agency says there’s now just a 0.16 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 will impact our planet.
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Chance of Asteroid Strike in 2032 Drops Sharply After Record-Setting Rise. Here’s Why It Keeps Changing
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
Ancient bracelets — made with meteorites — found in Poland cemetery. Take a look
Jambon and his team discovered four iron pieces containing “heavenly metal,” as they called it, including two bracelets, an ankle ring and a pin. The pieces had varying levels of meteoritic iron, ...
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Local experts discuss asteroid that has a chance of hitting earth in 2032
Scientists have their eye on the sky as an asteroid making its way toward earth that could be the size of a football field has come into view.The asteroid dubbed "2024 YR4" was first ...
The chances of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 have changed. But what’s the risk, really?
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Before Indian wootz and Damascus steel: Meteorite iron shaped Iron Age patterns in Poland
Archaeologists in Poland uncovered 26 iron objects made from a single meteorite. The artifacts, discovered during excavations ...
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising. Should we be worried?
Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies ...
Earth’s Water Mystery Deepens With New Meteorite Evidence
Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...
NASA more than doubles chance that asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...
Indian Defence Review7d
No Crater, No Records, Just Questions: The Curious Tale of the Hoba Meteorite
The Hoba meteorite, the largest ever discovered on Earth, has baffled scientists for decades. Despite its massive size, it ...
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An Inside Look At How Humanity Is Dealing With The Threat Of Asteroid 2024 YR4
Katy is Managing Editor at IFLScience where she oversees editorial content from News articles to Features, and even ...