Astronomers have spied an asteroid that may be heading for Earth. Here’s what we know so far
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032.
A CHILLING graphic shows how an asteroid the size of a football pitch is on course to smash into Earth at Christmas time in ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Is Level 3 On The Torino Scale, With A Very Close Approach In 2032. That's Not GreatA n asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...
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Asteroid wider than football pitch could collide with Earth as scientists reveal how 'sacrificial spacecraft' could defend the planetA newly discovered asteroid wider than a football pitch could smash into Earth in less than a decade - and carries the ...
Should the asteroid remain on a collision path, it would likely have a velocity of 17.34 km/sec. (10.7 mph/sec.) when first ...
Astronomers found asteroid 469219 Kamo’oalewa in 2016 ... like the Vera Rubin Observatory on Earth (in Chile) and the NEO Surveyor in space, will be able to detect more asteroids in general ...
The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an ...
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