‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s illustration. But astronomers can’t yet rule out a potentially catastrophic encounter projected for December 2032.
New NASA imagery shows large asteroid that 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 planet Earth in seven years.
NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Will Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strike Earth? NASA Revises Impact Probability
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which once had the highest recorded impact probability for its size. Current estimates place its chance of hitting Earth at 1.5% in 2032, with a smaller risk for the Moon.
Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.
NASA changes odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 yet again — but this time it's good news
NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.
Can NASA Deflect The 'City Destroyer' Asteroid 2024 YR4? Watch This ‘Space’!
NASA has downgraded the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 0.28 per cent, way lower than the 1.5 per cent it had predicted only days ago, and certainly far more heartening than the 1-in-67,
NASA plotting how to destroy ‘city-killer’ astroid that has 1.5% chance of hitting Earth — here’s how it would work
NASA is on high alert for a “city-killer” astroid that’s headed toward Earth — cuz they don’t wanna miss a thing. The asteroid, called 2024 YR4, now has a 1.5% probability of hitting earth in 2032, according to NASA — and international agencies are feverishly working together to track the space rock and looking at how to blow it to smithereens if necessary.
'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
AFPAn asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-per cent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released Tuesday -- making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.
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JPL laid off its K-12 education team. Now teachers lament how to fill the gap
During the latest round of layoffs, the tiny team was among the hundreds let go. And though some parts of the educational program remain, educators across the country mourn what was lost.
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'No Conspiracy Around Sunita Williams': NASA-JPL Scientist Dr Goutam Chattopadhyay Talks Mars Missions, Astronaut Safety, ISRO Collabs
With speculation circulating about astronaut Sunita Williams’ delayed return from the International Space Station, Dr ...
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NASA, NOAA Workforces Will Shrink By 10% This Week—and That's Just the Beginning
Between layoffs and the Trump administration's controversial buyout offers, both agencies are in for a steep headcount ...
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) began resuming normal operations this week after major wildfires that have been causing widespread devastation across Southern California since early January ...
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Rancho Palos Verdes landslide moves as much as 4 inches a week, new NASA data shows
The land under the Palos Verdes Peninsula has been sliding for decades. New data from NASA shows just how bad the problem is.