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 estimated a 1.9 percent chance of an impact with Earth in 2032. NASA's most recent estimate has the likelihood of a strike increasing to 3.2 percent. Now that's not particularly high, but it's also not zero.
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The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth ...
NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) scientists have officially ruled out the possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting ...
A collision with a medium-size asteroid could create widespread “devastation” on Earth’s surface, according to a recent ...
Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...
At one point the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.
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You Can Stop Losing Sleep Over That AsteroidIt looks like 2024 YR4 may be a nothingburger after all. The asteroid was discovered at the end of last year and is expected ...
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Asteroid Impact Scenario: How a 500-Meter Collision Could Disrupt Climate and EcosystemsScientists have modeled the potential consequences of a 500-meter asteroid colliding with Earth. The research delves into how ...
There’s still a 1.7 percent chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon on Dec. 22, 2032, according to NASA.
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