Astronomers are closely monitoring a newly discovered asteroid with a slightly increased chance of hitting Earth
A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.
Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than 10 meters has a greater than 1 percent chance of striking Earth within the next 20 years. The risk of 2024 YR4 meets this threshold.
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.
Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It
Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.
An asteroid could hit Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?
An asteroid named 2024 YR4, first spotted Dec. 27, is possibly headed right toward Earth, but we don't need to run for cover just yet. Here's why.
There's a 1.9% chance a big asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Scientists say don't worry about it
Look at it this way — there's almost a 99 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth in eight years. Still, there's up to a two per cent chance it will, according to NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA).
Watch as huge fireball explosion rips through Putin oil refinery as screaming Russians flee inferno after drone attack
DRAMATIC footage shows the moment people fled as a huge fireball explosion ripped through a major Russian oil refinery.
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Russian meteor: 17 metres wide, weighed 10.000 tons and crashed at 64.373 km/h says NASA
The meteor that exploded over Russia Friday was slightly larger than previously thought and more powerful, too, NASA scientists say. The explosion over the city of Chelyabinsk, on Friday injured ...
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Everything you need to know about meteor strikes
On Friday, a meteor exploded 32,000 feet above the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, lighting up the sky and producing a shockwave that shook buildings and shattered windows. At least 1,000 people ...
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Putin prepares ‘meteorite strike’ on Ukraine
We know from the past what effects a meteorite impact can have. Sometimes they were enough to form full-fledged lakes.’ The Oreshnik missile is a medium-range missile that Russia deployed for ...
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Geminid meteor shower to be visible in Russia, peak at end of week — scientists
NOVOSIBIRSK, December 10. /TASS/. Stargazers in Russia will have the chance to observe one of the year’s largest meteor showers, the Geminids, which is expected to reach its peak on Friday ...
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Meteorite Falls in Russia Urals
A meteorite flew across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains, showering fragments of rock over the area and causing explosions. More than 400 people were injured as the debris fell to the ground ...
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Meteor hits hard at Sandown
Russian Meteor’s success at Sandown on Saturday was a rewarding one for Bill Papazaharoudakis and connections, as the “frustrating” gelding put his best foot forward for a stylish victory.
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Events similar to Chelyabinsk meteor occur in Russia every 20-50 years — scientist
TASS/. Celestial bodies, similar in size to the Chelyabinsk meteorite that struck Russia’s Urals ten years ago, land on the country’s territory approximately once in 20-50 years, a Russian ...
New NASA imagery shows a large asteroid could impact Earth in 2032
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant chance of impacting ...