Astronomy1d
Bennu isn’t likely to hit Earth — but if it did, here’s what would happen
The potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu probably won't hit Earth. But this study shows the damage a space rock of its size ...
Scientists’ Simulation Reveals The Devastation Caused If Asteroid Bennu Strikes Earth In 2182
Scientists recently completed computer simulations of what would happen to Earth if it were impacted by an asteroid with a ...
Daily Express3d
Asteroid could hit Earth and spark global winter as year of 'impact' pinpointed
Earlier this month, NASA revealed that samples collected from Bennu contain 14 of the 20 amino acids essential for life on Earth, as well as key organic compounds that play a role in forming DNA ...
CNN4d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...
Newsweek5d
NASA Issues Update on Chance of Asteroid Hitting Earth
The odds of the 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting the Earth ... by NASA shows the asteroid Bennu, which is unrelated to 2024 YR4, from the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. AP "Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are comets ...
Space on MSN5d
OSIRIS-REx Returning Asteroid Bennu Samples To Earth
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to return samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
USA Today6d
Odds of asteroid hitting Earth went up, but that was expected: What to know about 2024 YR4
What to know about 2024 YR4:Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth. What is asteroid 2024 YR4 and why are scientists paying attention to it?
Time4d
Do You Need to Worry About an Asteroid Hitting Earth?
that “mitigation measures that can be taken on Earth to protect lives and property include evacuation of the impact area and movement of critical infrastructure.” Read More: Asteroid Bennu ...
Austin American-Statesman3d
Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?
Apophis initially had a small chance to hit Earth on Sept. 13, 2024, but did not. The International Asteroid Warning Network put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from ...
The Washington Post6d
An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.
Astronomers around the world have trained their telescopes toward an asteroid they believe has a minimal, but not insignificant, chance of hitting Earth in just under 8 years. Though space ...
MARCA4d
Asteroid Bennu still a concern: year of possible impact with Earth and the devastation it would cause
Bennu is 500 meters wide and astronomers have predicted a one in 2,700 (0.037%) chance of it hitting Earth in the year 2182. Computer simulation tests have therefore been carried out at the IBS ...
Hollywood Life6d
Is an Asteroid Hitting Earth in 2032? Updates on the NASA-Predicted Path
An asteroid is coming close to Earth in the future — but officials urge the public not to panic. Just days after astronomers initially insisted that the likelihood of a direct hit of the planet ...