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Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

UPI News on MSN · 6h

NASA: 1.6% chance newly discovered asteroid will impact Earth in 2032

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, 2032.

CNN on MSN · 15h

An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to track its course.

Daily Express US on MSN3d

Length of each day may have changed after stunning new discovery at Earth's core

Researchers are now examining surprising structural changes occurring within the Earth's core that may have slightly affected ...

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What lies at the center of the Earth? The answer keeps changing.

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...

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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen, and should we worry?

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

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Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing, it’s also shape-shifting, study finds

USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of the Earth's enigmatic inner core, revealing for the ...

Phys.org on MSN10d

Meteorite discovery challenges long-held theories on Earth's missing elements

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

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