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"We are a bit surprised about its origin in the central main asteroid belt, which is a location in the asteroid belt that we ...
Despite a few months topping the hit list of the most dangerous asteroids, it is now certain that 2024 YR4 won’t hit our ...
Last week, NASA scientists revealed that the infamous "city-killer" asteroid that once posed a threat to Earth could now ...
In the field of space exploration and asteroid monitoring, some discoveries raise more eyebrows than others– and asteroid ...
The asteroid is shaped like a hockey puck and is about the size of a football field in diameter which is about 60m.
There were fears a giant asteroid the size of 59 Bonos was hurtling towards Earth and could wipe Ireland out with a series of ...
Astronomers, utilizing the Gemini South telescope in Chile, have reconstructed a 3D model of the city-killer asteroid 2024 ...
The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...
THE odds of a “city killer” asteroid that once threatened Earth instead smashing into the moon have just doubled. YR4 was feared to be on a deadly collision course with our planet, ...
Astronomers have now constructed a 3D model of asteroid 2024 YR4 using observations conducted by the Gemini South telescope in Chile.
Astronomers at W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea have uncovered new insights about 2024 YR4. This is an Earth-crossing ...
Despite being a scenario widely pondered by astronomers and Hollywood writers for decades, further observations have since determined YR4 will not impact the Earth in 2032 as originally predicted.