Earth Is Safe From Menacing Asteroid—but Our Moon Might Take the Hit
New Webb Telescope data confirms that asteroid 2024 YR4 poses no threat to Earth during its 2032 flyby. As for the Moon, not ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid YR4 might not hit Earth in 2032. But can it still be a threat?
YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...
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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 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
The asteroid 2024 YR4, once considered potentially hazardous, isn't likely to hit us anytime soon. Now, a team of researchers ...
‘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 ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer threatens to hit Earth, but we can still hit it — for science!
The researchers found that if we launched such a mission during an optimal window, around the summer of 2028, a spacecraft weighing as little as 22 pounds (10 kilograms) could reach the asteroid ...
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Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
The mission could encounter the asteroid as early as 2028, but multiple launch windows have been identified. This mission could also conduct a sample return, complementing the Hayabusa 1 and 2 ...
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Astronomers watching 'city-killer' asteroid to determine chance of striking Earth in 2032
For now, astronomers can only keep track of the asteroid and won’t have more definite answers until 2028 when it swings within range again. “Then, the orbit can be refined and models can be ...
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‘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 ... the asteroids will take four years to be back on similar paths in 2028. These special kinds of asteroids are dangerous, since they come back ...