Asteroid 2024 YR4 heading toward Earth: UK scientist warns it might be too late to deflect now
Discovered in December 2024, YR4 currently ranks 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale. Nasa said it is deploying the James Webb ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Scientists give chilling update on 'city-destroying' asteroid that may hit Earth as NASA makes emergency decision
A scientist who has written a book on how to defend our planet from an asteroid collision, has spoken out following news of ...
NASA tracking Asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be heading toward Earth in 2032
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
NASA makes 'emergency' decision on Big Ben-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth
Space stations around the world are urgently collaborating to tackle the threat of a vast asteroid, hurtling towards Earth. According to astronomers, there is a one-in-43 chance that the asteroid, ...
The Moon could become our bodyguard and ‘take the hit’ of asteroid 2024 YR4
The ‘city killer’ asteroid (possibly) heading our way might spare us and slam into the Moon instead, scientists said. The ...
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China builds 'planetary defence' team as concerns grow over 2024 YR4 asteroid
A Chinese defence agency is recruiting space researchers following the discovery of a large asteroid with a 2.2 per cent ...
Expert Explains Why Trying To Deflect Asteroid That Could Hit Earth In 2032 May Be A Bad Idea
There's a slim chance a sizeable asteroid could collide with our planet in 2032, and it's fair to wonder why the powers that ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried about the space rock hurtling towards Earth?
In some ways, 2024 YR4 is one of the most worrying asteroids we have ever encountered. It was, for instance, given a rating ...
Earth Has Never Been Safer From Killer Asteroids
As best as anyone can tell, if any hazardously sized asteroid were to hit Earth in the relatively near future, it would most ...
Scientist warns it might be too late to deflect ‘city-killer’ asteroid heading toward Earth
The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which ...
China creates planetary defence team as huge asteroid is coming
China is putting together a planetary defence team after scientists spotted a huge asteroid heading towards the Earth. NASA and the European Space Agency have put asteroid 2024 YR4 at the top of the ...