NASA, Earth and Asteroid

NASA: Asteroid 2024 YR4 not a threat to Earth. But the moon is still in the region of uncertainty
NASA has significantly lowered the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth in 2032 through recent calculations. The moon however, may not be in the clear.
Asteroid alert: This 42-foot space rock is about to come very close to Earth today, NASA reports
NASA reports that Asteroid 2025 DM7 will make its closest approach on 4 March 2025, coming within 294,000 miles of Earth.
House-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth Tomorrow, NASA Reports
NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock—named "2025 DJ22"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to be approximately 47 feet across,
Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines
The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, according to the space agency's latest calculations. The Center for Near-Earth Object Studies previously projected a 3% chance of the asteroid striking our planet before lowering the chance to 0.28% last week.
Will an asteroid hit Earth? Likely not. NASA gives 'all clear' as odds fall to near zero
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably close to Earth in 2032.
Asteroid Alert! Two Over 100-Foot Asteroids Heading Towards Earth Tomorrow, NASA Issues Warning
NASA warns of two giant asteroids hurtling towards Earth tomorrow. Will they pass safely, or is a collision imminent?
NASA releases new details on ‘city-killer’ asteroid — and the moon may be at risk of being struck
The rock tour has officially been canceled. After two months of observations, NASA scientists have officially declared Earth safe from “city-killer” asteroid 2024 YR4.
Odds of 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 fall once again, now to 0.28%, NASA says
The odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have fallen once again, now to 0.28%, NASA announced on Thursday.
Asteroid 2024 YR 4 no longer has chance of hitting Earth in 2032, says NASA
NASA announced Monday that the asteroid, named 2024 YR 4, no longer poses a “significant threat” to Earth in 2032 or beyond. “NASA analysis drops asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability to 0.004%, meaning it is expected to safely pass by Earth in 2032,” NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office posted on X Monday.
Odds of asteroid YR4 2024 hitting Earth in 2032 go up, then down again, in latest NASA analysis
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032
Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" of Earth impact.
Neither an asteroid nor a satellite: this is the strange object never seen before that NASA is trying to decipher
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target
The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in ...
From Danger to Dismissed: How Scientists Ruled Out This Asteroid Threat
For a brief moment, asteroid 2024 YR4 had scientists on edge, with its impact probability climbing as high as 2.8%—enough to capture global attention. But thanks to rapid observations and advanced ...
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Editorial: Can the world relax about killer asteroids now?
Editorial written by Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board. For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described ...
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Scientists Struggle to Communicate With 2 Spacecraft Launched Wednesday
A day later, however, NASA shared that mission operators had lost communication with the spacecraft in the wee hours of ...
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Elon Musk says it’s ‘only a matter of time’ as he explains why humans need a ‘second planet’
Elon Musk has insisted it is essentially a matter of life and death that we find somewhere off Earth to colonize.
Race To Design Atomic-Armed Rockets To Destroy Planet-Killer Asteroids
A White House science advisor recently war-gamed with space agency heads worldwide to devise a planet-saving defense to an ...
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Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down on moon for NASA delivery
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander aced a touchdown on the moon Sunday to deliver experiments and supplies for NASA.