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2024-YR4: Will it hit Earth?

Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses asteroid 2024-YR4, its trajectory, and the science behind potential Earth impacts, explaining ...
A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...
NASA alerts Spain to a rare 2026 total solar eclipse and a “potentially dangerous” asteroid, urging authorities to prepare ...
The 38-foot-wide space rock is projected to come to within just 123,000 miles of our planet, according to NASA.
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In 2023, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft brought materials from the surface of the asteroid Bennu (pictured) safely back to Earth. The returned samples were then curated carefully, to prevent the ...