Asteroid, NASA and Earth

NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine its path.
NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our asteroid-sleuthing telescopes are working.
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
NASA discovers asteroid that's now the most significant threat to Earth
Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a slim chance of hitting Earth.
Massive asteroid could hit Earth in seven years
An asteroid as large as the London Eye could collide with Earth in seven years, scientists have warned. The space rock, which has a diameter of around 100 meters and is traveling at a speed of over 60,
Huge 330ft asteroid the size of global landmark could hit Earth in 2032
A newly-discovered asteroid has a small chance of colliding with Earth in 2032, space agency officials have said. The 330ft space rock, which is roughly the size of the London Eye, is currently headin
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How Bits Of Asteroid Ryugu Were Shipped To NASA?
NASA has received samples of Asteroid Ryugu from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The samples were collected by ...
NASA's asteroid sample reveals key chemistry that could lead to life
All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The risk of impact is likely drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
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NASA finds key molecules for life in OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples. Here's what that means
There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...
Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early solar system
In October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid 320 million kilometers from Earth.
The odds of alien life just increased, NASA says after discovering DNA ingredients on an asteroid
NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.
Scientists find life-friendly molecules in NASA’s asteroid samples
Molecules friendly to life have been found in samples of the asteroid Bennu, which NASA collected with a robotic probe five ...
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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...