An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense ...
An asteroid large enough to flatten a city may be on track to crash into Earth on December 22, 2032, but the odds are very ...
Space.com on MSN15 天
Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years ...
"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...
Gizmodo5 天
Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
An asteroid is headed toward a close approach to Earth on December 22, 2032. But fear not, the Webb Space Telescope just re-confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a nearly 0% probability of crashing ...
Phys.org13 天
Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Asteroid 2024 YR4, initially thought to pose a threat to Earth, will not impact the planet in 2032, though a collision with the moon remains possible. It follows ...
Global News3 天
Asteroid YR4 won’t hit Earth, but scientists can’t rule out a moon hit
The possibility of “city-killing” asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth is no longer a threat, but it could strike the moon, according to scientists. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ...
moneycontrol.com2 天
City-killer asteroid 2024 YR4 changes its collision course from Earth; it might hit this ...
Speculations regarding a crash on Earth were previously brought by a newly discovered asteroid. Initially, scientists feared that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032. New data, however ...
ABC News3 天
NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032
NASA's Webb telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Webb Space Telescope has captured ...
CBS News1 个月
How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find ...
Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth ...
Knowridge Science Report17 天
Asteroid Donaldjohanson: A space rock that could rewrite history
Donaldjohanson formed about 150 million years ago when a much larger asteroid broke apart. Since then, its orbit and spin have changed significantly. This discovery comes from a study led by the (SwRI ...
Phys.org26 天
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Asteroid 2024 YR4, a potentially hazardous object, will not impact Earth in 2032, but future close encounters are possible. This presents an opportunity for a ...
NASA’s Lucy Mission Gears Up to Meet a 150-Million-Year-Old Space Relic
Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.
The Mirror4 天
Major update as asteroid could hit Earth - and it's bad news for the MOON as well
Space experts have issued a major update into an asteroid which was expected to smash Earth - causing an eight-megaton explosion. Luckily, new observations by NASA revealed that Space rock 2024 ...