Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Urged to Save Humanity From 'Earth-Killer' Asteroid
The tech billionaires could collaborate on a "humanity-saving" moon base in case an asteroid hits Earth, Douglas MacKinnon ...
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An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of hitting Earth in about eight years. Such an impact has the potential for city-level devastation ...
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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as Webb telescope is tasked with studying potential "city-killer"
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
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Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...
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Asteroid Could Devastate Earth In 2182: What to Know
Bennu, a rocky object classified as a near-Earth asteroid, has a one-in-2,700 chance of colliding with the Earth in September 2182, new research has discovered. The IBS Center for Climate Physics ...
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Chances of a big asteroid strike on Earth just doubled. Here’s why you shouldn’t be too worried.
The risk assessment has fluctuated since the asteroid’s discovery late last year, when it was rated at a 1.2% probability of hitting our planet. The impact probability is expected to keep ...
NASA Uncovers Life’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu’s Pristine Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino ...
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Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A recently ...
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An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
Odds are a funny thing. 1-in-100, for example, sounds like a long shot—until you find out it’s the chance that an asteroid will impact Earth. In a surprising—but not definitive—turn of ...
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An asteroid could collide with Earth: What could happen if it hits, and should we worry?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...
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An asteroid has a very small chance to hit Earth. What happens if it does?
An asteroid measuring as wide as 295 feet is possibly headed right toward Earth, but don’t run for cover just yet. A NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted the asteroid ...