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"Hopefully GTA 6 launches first": Internet in splits as NASA reports a 2.3% chance of an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032
NASA recently announced the discovery of a new asteroid with more than a 1% chance of impacting Earth in December 2032.
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Good News About Potential Upcoming Asteroid Colliding with Earth: We’ve Deflected Them Before and Can Do So Again
YR4 should remain hovering around 1%, should humanity choose to, we have already proven we can nudge asteroids out of our way ...
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Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
“Most planetary collision scenarios are classified as ‘hit and run’ or ‘graze and merge,’” said Denton, a NASA postdoctoral program fellow at the Southwest Research Institute in ...
Space alert: UN activates Planetary Security Protocol for first time due to risk of asteroid collision
The scientific community is on alert after the discovery of the asteroid 2024 YR4 on December 27, 2024, by the ATLAS ...
Asteroid with small chance to hit Earth in 2032 upgraded to level three on Torino Impact Hazard Scale
YR4 has just over a 2% chance of hitting Earth, according to NASA, but experts say there's no need to panic yet.
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Planetary science discovery explains Pluto's formation
offering fresh insights into planetary evolution. For decades, scientists believed Charon formed through a massive collision similar to the one that created Earth’s moon. In this scenario ...
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Asteroid collision risk rises for Earth in 2032
The likelihood of a giant asteroid striking Earth in 2032 has increased, According to NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object ...
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Asteroid Armageddon: The Bennu Threat
The near-Earth asteroid Bennu poses a potential threat of collision with Earth. New research shows that an impact could cause drastic climate changes, leading to 'impact winter' and severe ozone ...