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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near ...
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Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through space
YR4 has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but for now, you can watch it fly harmlessly through space in a short ...
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Risk of massive asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth doubles in a week as Nasa warns explosion would be 150 times greater than A-bomb
The risk of a football pitch-sized asteroid striking Earth has doubled to 2.3 per cent in just one week - placing it at the ...
Chances Of Football Field-Sized Asteroid Striking Earth Go Up? Here’s What NASA Says
If the prediction comes true, the asteroid could lead to an explosion generating 15 megatons of TNT, 100 times greater than ...
NASA Just Doubled the Odds of an Asteroid Impact – Should We Worry?
YR4 now has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032, prompting ongoing observations. Ground-based telescopes will track it ...
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'No, Cork is not going to be wiped out by a giant asteroid' expert explains
Many fear a newly discovered asteroid could cause major natural disasters and an explosion '500x bigger than Hiroshima' if it ...
Risk of football pitch-sized asteroid hitting Earth doubles in a week
Nasa says explosion would be 150 times greater than A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima with chances of it smashing into the planet ...
Did an asteroid 'bounce' off earth? Wild new theory reveals shocking details behind Tunguska celestial strike
On June 30, 1908, a massive explosion occurred in Tunguska, Siberia, flattening 80 million trees. Scientists now believe it ...
Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an impact.
Terrifying interactive map reveals exactly what will happen if the 'city-destroying' asteroid hits the UK in 2032
A terrifying interactive map reveals just how much of major UK cities would be flattened by the impact of the 'city killer' ...
Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.
Space nukes, solar lasers & ‘gravity tractors’…how mankind could stop asteroid 2024 YR4 from smashing into Earth
SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space ...