NASA Tracking Car-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Today
The asteroid is hurtling towards us at a zippy 15,000 miles per hour, according to the space agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Will Asteroid 2024 YR4 Strike Earth? NASA Revises Impact Probability
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which once had the highest recorded impact probability for its size. Current estimates place its chance of hitting Earth at 1.5% in 2032, with a smaller risk for the Moon.
Chance of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade rises to 3.1%, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA astronomers.
What to Know: NASA Reduces Risk of Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032
While the chances of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth decreased, the risk of it colliding with the moon went up slightly.
NASA changes odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 yet again — but this time it's good news
NASA increased the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth to 1 in 32, or 3.1%, on Tuesday, but they're now back down to 1 in 67, or 1.5%.
NASA Makes Big Update to Asteroid Potentially on Collision Course With Earth in 2032
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as astronomers’ calculations of the asteroid’s path have been updated to indicate that Earth is almost certainly not in the space rock’s plans.
NASA’s odds of asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 fall to 1.5%
The risk of a huge asteroid hitting earth has dropped after NASA reported its highest-ever impact probability for an object of its size.Space rock 2024 YR4, estimated to be 130 to 300 feet wide (40 to 100 metres),
NASA updates earthlings on odds of "city-killer" asteroid strike in 2032
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5%, according to NASA.
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
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JPL laid off its K-12 education team. Now teachers lament how to fill the gap
During the latest round of layoffs, the tiny team was among the hundreds let go. And though some parts of the educational program remain, educators across the country mourn what was lost.
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NASA Jet Propulsion Lab opens doors after LA fires, helps firefighter helicopters refuel
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) began resuming normal operations this week after major wildfires that have been causing widespread devastation across Southern California since early January ...
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'No Conspiracy Around Sunita Williams': NASA-JPL Scientist Dr Goutam Chattopadhyay Talks Mars Missions, Astronaut Safety, ISRO Collabs
With speculation circulating about astronaut Sunita Williams’ delayed return from the International Space Station, Dr ...
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NASA, NOAA Workforces Will Shrink By 10% This Week—and That's Just the Beginning
Between layoffs and the Trump administration's controversial buyout offers, both agencies are in for a steep headcount ...
60 years ago: Ranger 8 moon photos aid in Apollo site selection
Before Apollo astronauts set foot upon the moon, much remained unknown about the lunar surface. While most scientists ...
Meet Trailblazer: A Spunky NASA Probe on a Mission to Map the Moon’s Water
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory described the complicated maneuver that will get the Trailblazer in a position to reach ...