YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...
An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
A telescope in Chile—part of one such NASA-funded facility, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ... It got very faint very quickly, so most ground-based telescopes struggled ...
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...
If this asteroid follows the pattern of other near-Earth asteroids after their discovery, the chances of impact will rise and ... affected regions on the ground, Farnocchia said.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand ... rather than leaving a crater on the ground. "We can calculate the energy... using the mass and the speed," said Andrew ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is ... A medium-sized asteroid could bring dramatic changes to the Earth – in unexpected ...
The probability that the asteroid, called 2024 YR4, may impact Earth on 22 December 2032 ... after which it will be monitored by ground and space telescopes. According to ESA "It is possible ...
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...