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Huge Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032. Here's How We Could Stop It

Nuclear missiles, the DART mission and space lasers have been floated as potential solutions to the YR4 asteroid.

LA Times on MSN · 6h

An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?

An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact to Earth.

Space.com on MSN · 3h

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry

A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss Earth. The new figure of 1-in-43 represents a 2.3% chance of a strike. "That means we are still at 97.7% chance of a miss from this asteroid," Rankin told Space.com.

Bennu, NASA and Asteroid

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Scientists Predict Devastation if Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth in 2182

This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km). NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rocky object called Bennu is classified as a near-Earth asteroid,

NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Could Cause A Global Catastrophe, Scientists Say

Bennu’s highly unlikely impact with Earth—which could happen in 157 years—could cause a global winter and drought, modeling suggests.

Morning Rush (Video) on MSN · 23m

NASA Identifies Asteroid Bennu's Earth Trajectory

NASA's watchful eye on the skies has recently spotted asteroid Bennu, a celestial body with a slim chance of impacting Earth. According to a study published in Science Advances, Bennu's odds of striking are 1 in 2,

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Odds Of Asteroid The Size Of Football Field Colliding With Earth Increased Yet Again

The unassuming asteroid was first spotted in December by scientists at the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

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Astronomers thought Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster was an asteroid. It points to broader problems tracking objects in deep space

Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...

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Chance of asteroid 2024YR4 hitting Earth RISES & now ‘unacceptable to ignore’…with Armageddon-style nuke plan ‘needed’

AN asteroid the size of a football pitch cannot be ignored, an expert has warned after its chances of hitting Earth increased ...

CBS News (Video) on MSN15h

Scientists closely monitoring so-called "city-killer" asteroid

Scientists are closely watching a recently discovered asteroid that is being called a potential "city-killer." NASA ...

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