What Is an Asteroid Belt

Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032

Threat of newly-discovered asteroid hitting Earth has risen

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.

Newsweek · 8d

Massive Asteroid Is Headed for Earth. Here's Where It Could Hit in 2032

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

USA Today · 18h

Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers say not to fret.

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An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System

The OSIRIS-REx mission returned to the sample to Earth in September of 2023, and these studies show that it contains amino ...

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Urged to Save Humanity From 'Earth-Killer' Asteroid

The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon ...

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Ceres’ Hidden Secrets: Unveiling a Cryovolcanic Giant in the Asteroid Belt

Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater provide new evidence of Ceres' cryovolcanic history, reigniting the debate over ...

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Asteroid Ryugu samples suggest presence of salty water in outer solar system

Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision.

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Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

A Billion-Year-Old Secret Unlocked in Asteroid Bennu’s Dust

Researchers are unlocking secrets of our solar system by analyzing asteroid Bennu samples, some of the most pristine ever ...

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Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

ESA to assess Asteroid 2024 YR4's threat level using James Webb Telescope

Discovered on December 27, 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 is currently rated as a three on the Torino scale. Space agencies around the world are closely monitoring ...

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