Asteroid
“City-Killer” Asteroid Now Has Near-Zero Chance Of Hitting Earth: NASA
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have reduced from the previously thought 3.1 per cent to nearly zero per cent, ...
Telescope Captures “City-Killer” Asteroid, NASA Tracking Potential Threat
A newly discovered asteroid has climbed to the top of NASA’s impact risk list after fresh observations doubled its chances of striking Earth in ...
China Recruiting For Planetary Defence Force Amid Asteroid Collision Fears
China has started recruiting personnel for a planetary defence force amid reports that an asteroid could potentially collide with Earth in 2032. China’s State ...
Scientists Predict Devastation If Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth In 2182
Washington: The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about ...
Odds Of Asteroid The Size Of Football Field Colliding With Earth Increased Yet Again
Scientists have revised the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth when it makes its closest pass on December 22, 2032. According to ...
Asteroid The Size Of Football Field Has Chance Of Hitting Earth In 8 Years
Washington, United States: A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 Has a Small but Notable Chance of Earth Impact in 2032
A newly detected asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been observed by NASA scientists, carrying a 1.2 percent probability of colliding with Earth on December ...
Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play ...
Tesla Roadster Mistakenly Classified as Near-Earth Asteroid
A near-Earth object recently classified as an asteroid has been identified as Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space in 2018 aboard ...
This Asteroid Could Hit Earth In 2032, Threatening To Wipe Out A City
NASA scientists have found an asteroid named 2024 YR4, which might collide with Earth in 2032, posing a 1-in-83 chance of impact. The asteroid, ...
NASA Says Asteroid Bennu Samples Hold Secrets Of Life’s Origins
There are several planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, but only Earth is known to support life. Now, scientists have ...