The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...

NASA warned that the risk of an asteroid hitting Earth increased, with 2024YR4 - dubbed the "city-killer" - potentially ...

Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been following asteroid 2024 YR4 for months. It was first identified by NASA late last year and has been ...

European leaders are set for another emergency summit in Paris, as Russia says that it won't allow for British troops on the ground in Ukraine. Elsewhere, Sudanese paramilitaries have announced plans ...

Space agencies around the world are tracking an asteroid that could potentially ... This is certainly not the kind of news that doomsday believers want to hear, as it would mean social media ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

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This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

although this could change as we gain more information about the asteroid. A map has been created to show where it could collide across Earth. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Near-Earth Object ...

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—'City-killer' asteroid has a 1-in-83 chance of smashing into Earth in 2032, NASA says — We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms Also in science news this week ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...