This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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Maunakea and Haleakalā telescopes eye asteroid trajectory
Observatories on Maunakea and Haleakalā are actively tracking 2024 YR4 to refine its trajectory. In 2022, UH was instrumental ...
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NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth, scientists actively monitoring
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...
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Hawaii telescopes track asteroid that could impact Earth in 2032
UH’s Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System comprises four telescopes — two in Hawaii (atop Haleakala and Maunaloa ... Currently 27 million miles away, 2024 YR4 is expected to safely pass Earth ...
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Space agencies raise risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth
The probability of a 2032 collision with the 50-meter asteroid has risen to 1.9%. However, ongoing calculations in the coming ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
Astrophysicist Reveals The Key Facts About The Asteroid That May Hit Earth
On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
Biophysicist: The existence of intelligent life beyond Earth is ‘highly likely’
The probability of humanity being the sole technological civilization in the observable universe is considered to be less ...