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Skyscraper-sized asteroid approaching Earth, NASA reports

Skyscraper-sized asteroid approaching Earth, NASA reports

The giant asteroid will be at its closest to our planet tomorrow. An asteroid the size of a skyscraper is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour. The giant asteroid will be at its closest to our planet tomorrow. The rock, named “2025 FA22”, is 520 feet across. Taking the vastness of space into account, […]

6 months ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson issues stark warning over ‘city-killer’ asteroid

Neil deGrasse Tyson issues stark warning over ‘city-killer’ asteroid

‘Just sayin’ Earlier this year, asteroid ‘2024 YR4’ was given a 1.3 per cent chance of hitting Earth after it was spotted by a telescope in Chile last December. However, Nasa has now doubled the probability of the asteroid hitting Earth, meaning it now has a 2.3 per cent chance of impact. The date of […]

1 year ago

Nasa reveals all the countries that could be hit by asteroid in 2032

Nasa reveals all the countries that could be hit by asteroid in 2032

The ‘risk corridor’ has been revealed. Nasa has revealed a list of possible countries that could be hit by an asteroid in 2032. The asteroid named 2024 YR4, which is believed to be around the size of Big Ben, currently has a one-in-43 (2.3 per cent) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. David Rankin, a […]

1 year ago

NASA make emergency decision on giant asteroid on course for Earth collision

NASA make emergency decision on giant asteroid on course for Earth collision

The government agency have issued a date of impact. The world’s top astronomers are putting their great minds together to figure out the best way to prepare for a giant asteroid that is on course to collide with Earth less than a decade from now. It is estimated that asteroid 2024 YR4, which was spotted by […]

1 year ago

NASA confirms asteroid set to hit Earth’s atmosphere in matter of hours

NASA confirms asteroid set to hit Earth’s atmosphere in matter of hours

Hold onto your hats! NASA has confirmed an asteroid is inbound and set to hit Earth’s atmosphere in a matter of hours. The space rock was spotted by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, which gives scientists up to a week’s notice on earth-bound projectiles. The asteroid was detected several hours before it is due to […]

1 year ago

Nasa confirms if ‘lost’ asteroid will hit Earth in 2024

Nasa confirms if ‘lost’ asteroid will hit Earth in 2024

Reports surfaced last year. Over the past few months, countless news outlets have been reporting that a previously so-called “lost” asteroid could hit Earth this year, supposedly citing warnings from Nasa itself. Now, however, a Nasa spokesperson has spoken out to confirm whether or not the asteroid – titled 2007 FT3 – will hit earth […]

2 years ago