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UN monitors asteroid with a tiny chance of hitting Earth
UN planetary defence organisations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has a tiny risk of hitting the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) has said that it has an almost 99% chance of safely passing Earth on 22 December 2032, but a possible impact "cannot yet be entirely ruled out".
Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.
Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst
What we know about 300ft asteroid that has a chance of crashing into Earth
Nasa says the asteroid is capable of 'localised destruction, though the chances of it hitting Earth are liable to reduce.
Space agencies are "actively" monitoring 2024 YR4, the asteroid over 50 meters that could impact Earth in 2032
The UN has activated planetary defense protocols for the first time to better determine the orbit, size, and threat posed by 2024 YR4, a rock discovered on December 27 that has a 1.6% chance of colliding with our planet on December 22,
NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth, scientists actively monitoring
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine its path.
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What happens when Asteroid hits Earth? Small Asteroid hits Earth’s atmosphere before exploding over Russia
An asteroid about 70 centimeters (27 inches) in diameter recently hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded above Siberia, Russia. However, the celestial body did not damage the Earth's surface ...
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‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Flying Between The Moon And Earth This Week In Rare Event
While asteroid 2023 DZ2 poses no threat of impacting Earth during this visit, there is a miniscule chance it could hit us when it returns ... the bolides that struck Russia in 1908 and 2013.
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US detects huge meteor explosion
The blast was the second largest of its kind in 30 years, and the biggest since the fireball over Chelyabinsk in Russia six years ... time on 18 December, the asteroid barrelled through the ...
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Asteroid Nearly Hits Earth in Siberian Fireball
An asteroid just came careening into our atmosphere, burning up in a dramatic fireball over Russia. The asteroid ... are actually cold by the time they hit the ground, despite the outside ...
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Hotel-Sized Asteroid Undetected Until Two Days After Close Pass By Earth
And just like that asteroid that blew out windows in Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2013 ... To get a sense of what a direct hit from an object this size might do, we have to reach back into history ...