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A Near-Miss with a City-Killer Asteroid Highlights Gaps in Earth’s Defenses
The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
Asteroid May Not Hit Earth in 2032, But It Will Come Back
The resonant "pumping" stretching the orbit both inward and outward from the asteroid belt has already made 2024 YR4 cross ...
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Is Earth in danger? NASA increases likelihood of Asteroid 2024-YR4 colliding with our planet – Here’s what it could mean
If it were to enter the Earth’s atmosphere ... Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson recently highlighted the danger, even when the chances of impact were assessed at a slightly lower rate.
An Asteroid (Probably) Isn’t Hitting Earth Any Time Soon
Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...
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How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
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 ...
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Are Solar Storms Dangerous to Humans on Earth? About the Effects, Including Possible Communication Disruption
Getty A rare solar storm is headed towards Earth. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a rare G4 geomagnetic storm watch, marking the first storm of this magnitude in ...
Why returning to Earth is so dangerous as NASA's 'stranded' astronauts come home
The NASA astronauts, Butch and Suni, will be carried away on stretchers after they return to Earth. "The reason for that is ...