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How Close Have Asteroids Come to Earth Without Us Knowing?Smaller asteroids frequently pass Earth closer than the Moon, often undetected until after their close encounters. While large, planet-thre...- Dodging Doomsday: NASA’s $1.4 billion telescope will hunt city-killing asteroids, prevent Earth’s next big bangNASA is developing the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor, a $1.4-billion infrared telescope designed to detect asteroids and comets that cou...
- Killer asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit some of the world's most populous cities on December 22, 2032; do you live in any of these places?Asteroid 2024 YR4 could strike Earth in 2032. Its size ranges from 40 to 90 meters. The asteroid could cause significant damage, especially...
- When and where can Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit the Earth? Possible impact locations & effects explainedAstronomers have already made 350 observations of 2024 YR4 since the IAWN’s rare warning in January.
- Where will the ‘city killer’ asteroid YR4 hit? These are the countries that are under its potential strike zoneNASA has identified a risk corridor in which the asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with Earth in December 2032.
- ‘City-killer’ asteroid may hit Earth: Scary animation shows what YR4 2024 could do to a city like New York. Watch viral videoAn asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a slight chance of impacting Earth or the Moon in December 2032, with a 2.1% and 0.3% probability, respectiv...
- Asteroid 2024 YR4: Should we be worried as impact probability rises to 2.3%, here's what scientists are sayingAsteroid 2024 YR4, discovered on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS survey in Chile, has recently garnered attention due to an increased estim...
- NASA's asteroid warning: Will the 84-foot giant get too close for comfort?Asteroid 2024 XS3 will pass Earth on December 19, 2024, at a safe distance of 2,080,000 miles. While there is no risk of collision, the fly...
- Will Nasa use a nuclear bomb to blow up an asteroid and save Earth from extinction? Here's what we knowNASA has created a contingency plan to protect Earth from large asteroids, which includes the use of nuclear explosions as a last resort.
- NASA has a new plan to protect Earth from Asteroids, including a '1000-strong' space armyNasa has unveiled a plan to defend Earth from potential "planet killer" asteroids. The strategy includes sending spacecraft armies to inter...
- Can X-rays, used for broken bones, be NASA's secret weapon to help save Earth from killer asteroids? Here's what scientists sayScientists at Sandia National Laboratories have made significant strides in understanding how nuclear explosions could be employed to defle...
- Two asteroids, including a massive 120-foot one, to fly past Earth on Sept 24. NASA says thisNasa Asteroids: Two asteroids will pass by Earth on September 24, 2024. One of them, Asteroid 2024 RO11, is notable for its size of 120 fee...
- ISRO Warning: Massive asteroid with 'continental scale devastation' risk approaching earthISRO is closely monitoring a large asteroid named Apophis, which is set to pass dangerously close to Earth on April 13, 2029. Apophis, meas...
- Statue of Liberty-sized asteroid zooms towards Earth at breakneck speed; NASA issues warningNASA has issued a warning about asteroid 2024 MT1, a large object heading towards Earth at 65,215 km/h. Despite its size—about as big as th...
- Football-sized asteroid comes close to earth, raises collision concerns. Can asteroids be deflected?A football-stadium-sized asteroid passed close to Earth and the moon, the second such event in three days. Asteroids are rocky remnants fro...
- NASA warns of potential planet-sized asteroid impact: There's 72% chance of Earth collision on this dateNASA's hypothetical exercise reveals a 72% chance of a potentially hazardous asteroid hitting Earth, highlighting gaps in Earth's preparedn...
- Humans can save Earth from ‘killer’ planetary bodies, reveals DARTThe Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission provides evidence that humanity can protect Earth from the impact of planetary bodies.
- NASA's DART mission successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroidTermed humanity's first test of planetary defence by NASA, the main objective behind the mission was to redirect the asteroid closer to Did...
- NASA releases national strategy to defend Earth from asteroid attackWashington, June 21 (IANS) In a key step to defend Earth from potentially devastating risks of near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- asteroids and c...
- New technique may help divert Earth-bound asteroidsAsteroids headed for Earth, if found early enough, can be acted upon to prevent the impact, researchers said.
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