NASA makes 'emergency preparation' over asteroid that has chance of hitting Earth in next seven years
However, Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3 percent chance of colliding with Earth in seven years' time, and its estimated width of 90m means it is roughly the size of Big Ben. The celestial body has been closely monitored by NASA since its December 2024 discovery.
Space stations around the world are urgently collaborating to tackle the threat of a vast asteroid, hurtling towards Earth.
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are shifting, with the space rock now carrying a 1-in-48 chance of collision.
Beyond the immediate impact damage, an asteroid impact would have long-lasting effects on Earth's atmosphere. What would ...
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to deflect the ...
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