The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in 2032 have reduced from the previously thought 3.1 per cent to nearly zero per cent, NASA said. The space agency revealed that the asteroid has a 0.0017 per cent chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The European Space Agency has also given a similar risk assessment … Read more
The probability of a “city-killer” asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 just increased to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, according to NASA, and a chilling animation depicting the apocalyptic impact that the asteroid could have is going viral online. Asteroid 2024 YR4 has an estimated diameter of around 177 feet (54 meters), roughly the size of … Read more
A newly discovered asteroid has climbed to the top of NASA’s impact risk list after fresh observations doubled its chances of striking Earth in 2032. Recent images captured by the Gemini South Telescope in Chile provide a detailed look at YR4 2024, which measures between 131 and 295 feet wide – roughly the size of … Read more
China has started recruiting personnel for a planetary defence force amid reports that an asteroid could potentially collide with Earth in 2032. China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense is aiming to hire three planetary defence specialists, whose responsibilities will include research on near-Earth asteroid monitoring and early warning, according to … Read more
Washington: The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid, currently making its closest approach to Earth every six years at about 186,000 miles (299,000 km) away. It might come even closer in the future, with scientists estimating a one-in-2,700 chance of a collision with Earth in September 2182. So what would happen … Read more
Scientists have revised the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth when it makes its closest pass on December 22, 2032. According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies (Cneos) the chances of a strike by the space rock, which is roughly the size of a football field, have been calculated at 2.3 … Read more
Washington, United States: A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the Sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a … Read more
A newly detected asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been observed by NASA scientists, carrying a 1.2 percent probability of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, estimated to be around 55 metres in diameter, has been tracked since its discovery on December 27, 2024, through the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System. While the … Read more
A sample from asteroid Bennu, delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission in 2023, has revealed a collection of molecules and minerals that play a fundamental role in biological processes. Organic compounds such as amino acids, nucleobases, and ammonia, along with minerals formed in saltwater, have been identified. The findings suggest that the necessary conditions … Read more
A near-Earth object recently classified as an asteroid has been identified as Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster, which was launched into space in 2018 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The object was mistakenly listed as a new near-Earth asteroid by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center (MPC) on January 2, before the classification was … Read more
NASA scientists have found an asteroid named 2024 YR4, which might collide with Earth in 2032, posing a 1-in-83 chance of impact. The asteroid, measuring around 130 to 300 feet across, is too small to threaten the extinction of humankind, but experts warn that it could cause massive destruction if it hits a major city. … Read more
There are several planets, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets in our solar system, but only Earth is known to support life. Now, scientists have found the “basic building blocks” of life in the samples of the asteroid Bennu. The asteroid Bennu contains a lot of organic molecules, including many essential building blocks of life, according … Read more