ABC News7d
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
The elongated path takes the asteroid around the sun and into Earth's vicinity before it ventures far out between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter ... distance away. The moon itself is fewer ...
The Washington Post5d
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The memo said “Asteroid 2024 YR4,” first detected in late December after it came out of the sun’s glare and passed by the Earth, might hit our planet on Dec. 22, 2032. The likelihood of ...
Scientific American7d
Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The asteroid’s closest approach to Earth, it turned out, had been two days earlier, when YR4 was about 800,000 kilometers from our planet, roughly twice as far away as the moon. “It was ...
MLive8d
Newly-discovered asteroid could hit Earth in 2032
The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon ... it will hit or miss the ...
Boston.com8d
Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032
The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon ... it will hit or miss the ...
The News International6d
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth — how worried should we be?
Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid ... Jupiter. For now, it's zooming away from Earth — its next close pass won't come until 2028. "The odds are very good that not only will this not hit Earth ...
The Salt Lake Tribune7d
Lurking inside an asteroid: life’s ingredients
But a pinch of grit from a distant asteroid collected by a NASA spacecraft ... produced them might be going on today on the ice moons of Jupiter and Saturn. “Our odds of finding life elsewhere ...
Yahoo7d
World's Space Agencies Say Asteroid Has 1.3% Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032
The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years. Asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
MassLive8d
What are the odds this asteroid will hit Earth in 2032?
The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon ... whether it will hit or miss the planet, he told ...
CNN10d
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say
A small space rock that lingered near Earth last year and was referred to as its temporary “mini-moon” may ... empty tin can getting hit with a wind gust, while an asteroid’s motion won ...
Science Daily5d
Jupiter News
Jan. 15, 2025 — Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. During their migration towards their star, these planets were thought to accrete or eject any ...