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Astronomers Raise Odds of Asteroid Impact in 2032 to 2.3 Percent—Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Panic
The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...
Chance of asteroid 2024YR4 hitting Earth RISES & now ‘unacceptable to ignore’…with Armageddon-style nuke plan ‘needed’
AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 on NASA’s radar: What we know so far
NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.9% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. While its size and proximity warrant ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
Scientists closely monitoring so-called "city-killer" asteroid
Scientists are closely watching a recently discovered asteroid that is being called a potential "city-killer." NASA calculates there is a 1.6% chance it could hit the Earth in 2032. CBS News space ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
On Wednesday, an unprecedented memo from the International Asteroid Warning Network reached the United Nations Office for ...