Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...
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 ...
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.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first discovered 2024 YR4 on ...
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‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises to Highest Ever Recorded
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
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 ...
Asteroid hurtling toward Earth? Odds for impact keep increasing
NASA first discovered “2024 YR4,” the 130-to-300-foot-wide asteroid, in December 2024, and found it only had roughly a 1 ...
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NASA, NOAA Workforces Will Shrink This Week (UPDATE: Not Quite Yet)
Between layoffs and the Trump administration's controversial buyout offers, both agencies are in for a steep headcount ...
NASA reports increased chance of ‘city killer’ asteroid hitting Earth
An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city now has an increased chance of hitting Earth in seven years, NASA reported on Tuesday. NASA first discovered the 130-to-300-foot-wide asteroid, named 2024 ...
Four Bay Area locations are sinking at an alarming rate, with implications for sea level rise
Land is sinking at an alarming rate in some parts of the Bay Area, exposing shorelines to worse threats from sea level rise than was previously projected, a new study has found. Several places along ...