NASA, Earth and Asteroid

NASA Tracking Bus-Size Asteroid Approaching Earth at 30,000 Mph
BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.
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 spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a global network of telescopes funded by NASA to find Earth-threatening objects — spotted the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December
Asteroid 2024 YR4: Could It Hit Earth in 2032? NASA’s Urgent Response!
A newly discovered 100-meter-wide asteroid, 2024 YR4, has triggered a global defense plan for the first time in history! With a 1.3% chance of impact in 2032, NASA and the European Space Agency are closely monitoring its trajectory.
Asteroid placed at top of NASA risk list with chance it could hit Earth in 2032
The newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 is thought to be large enough to wipe out a city and has triggered global defence plans
Scientists track massive asteroid with rare 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered 100-meter-wide asteroid has triggered Earth's planetary defense systems for the first time, with a 1.3% chance of colliding with our planet in December 2032. Designated as asteroid 2024 YR4,
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The Asteroid That Could Wipe Out Civilization
Asteroids Asteroids have been floating in the dark abyss of space for millions of years. They're often called the remnants of ...
Harvard astronomers mistake Elon Musk's car for an asteroid
However, hours later the MPC announced it was removing the object from its records because it wasn't an asteroid at all. It ...
Lurking inside an asteroid: life’s ingredients
Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that ...
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From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate of exciting space missions in 2025
NASA’s Lucy mission will continue its journey to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, which share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...
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Jupiter News
an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed ... Aug. 22, 2024 ...
New analysis of asteroid dust reveals evidence of salty water in the early Solar System
Two new studies show a briny, carbon-rich environment on the parent body of the Bennu asteroid was suitable for assembling ...
Could This Asteroid Be a Lost Chunk of the Moon?
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected ...
An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense planning
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a non-threat.