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Chance of Major Asteroid Hitting Earth Is Small

An Asteroid Has a 1-in-77 Chance of Hitting Earth. Here's What It Would Do

On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from Earth. Follow up observations have revealed that the asteroid, 2024 YR4, i

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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.

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Why the Odds of an Asteroid Striking Earth in 2032 Keep Going Up (and Down)

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry.

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

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Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras

The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...

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Nasa reveals orbit of asteroid that could collide with Earth in 2032

Days after it was confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 1-in-83 chance of colliding with Earth, American space agency, Nasa ...

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Former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl's band have established themselves as one of the hardest rocking and unpretentious outfits on the planet since forming in 1994. Known for their inventive, tongue in ...

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Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

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