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Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth went up. Scientists aren't surprised.
An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
Space.com5d
Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry
The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...
CNN4d
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 ...
The Washington Post10d
Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention
The rock is in a highly elliptical orbit of the sun that takes it across the Earth’s orbit and then back out to the asteroid belt. It will be visible only for a few months before it vanishes ...
USA Today4d
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 ...
CNN12d
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Space agencies are ...
Popular Mechanics9d
An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
Around one to two billion years ago, this mega-asteroid broke apart in the Asteroid Belt, producing a chunk of rock that us ape-like inhabitants on the Solar System’s third planet would one day ...
CBS News5d
A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's what to know.
Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles. It may sound apocalyptic, but a newly detected asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has a greater than one percent chance of ...
Phys.org10d
Pristine asteroid samples reveal secrets of the ancient solar system
such as Saturn's moon Enceladus and the dwarf planet Ceres in the asteroid belt. "Both Enceladus and Ceres have subsurface brine oceans," Associate Professor Timms said. "Even though asteroid ...
Los Angeles Times5d
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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Do Military Submarines Have Escape Pods? Here's How The Crew Gets Out Safely
The world navies started developing methods to increase the survival rate for sailors aboard a disabled submarine by 1928, but that didn't include escape pods. Some countries, like Russia ...