Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit ...
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An asteroid has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking it
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters ... Large Telescope in Chile to track the asteroid, which is currently more than 30 million ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's what could happen - and what's being done
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters ... Large Telescope in Chile to track the asteroid, which is currently more than 30 million ...
An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
It exploded in the air, releasing 20 to 30 times more energy ... an astronomer at University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy and coprincipal investigator at the ATLAS telescope, in a statement.
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
The instruments used for these sky surveys are typically "wide field" telescopes designed to take in a large chunk of the sky at a time, according to Larry Denneau, an astronomer at the University of ...