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How would an asteroid strike affect life on Earth?
New simulations reveal that the climate, atmospheric chemistry and even global photosynthesis would be dramatically disrupted ...
A giant 540-foot asteroid is speeding at 77,282 km/h towards Earth – close approach on 26 March
TN17, a massive space rock the size of the Taj Mahal, is racing towards Earth at 77,282 km/h and is classified as potentially ...
Asteroid has a very small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but a collision could devastate a city
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...
NASA Alerts: A massive 540-foot asteroid coming very close to Earth Tomorrow – Should we worry?
TN17, a gigantic space rock the size of the Taj Mahal, is speeding towards Earth at 77,282 km/h. It is rated as possibly ...
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Astronomers see lower risk of newly found asteroid hitting Earth
For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 ... a diameter of roughly three-tenths of a mile (500 meters) - strikes Earth. Scientists have estimated ...
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How "asteroid detectives" are protecting Earth from potentially dangerous impacts: "Find them before they find you"
Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known as the so-called "city killer." "This one got a lot of attention because it rose to a threat level that we just have not seen ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
That one was estimated to be about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter and marked the last known large asteroid to hit our world. Planet killer asteroids are space rocks that are 1 kilometer ...