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A "city-killer" asteroid has a slim chance to crash into Earth. Here's ...
The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 3 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which is "a close encounter" that warrants attention from astronomers and the public.

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say ...
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 ...

A Deadly Asteroid May Strike Earth — What To Know - Forbes
Asteroid 99942 Apophis, about 1,200 feet (370 meters) wide, is classified as a “city killer” due to its size, which surpasses 90% of known asteroids. Initially considered a potential threat ...

Asteroids - NASA Science
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most asteroids can be found orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt.

Asteroids: Facts - NASA Science
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets, are rocky remnants left over from the formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. Most asteroids can be found orbiting our Sun between Mars and Jupiter within the main asteroid belt.

Asteroid - Wikipedia
An asteroid is a minor planet —an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet —that orbits within the inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids).

Asteroid | Definition, Size, & Facts | Britannica
Asteroid, any of a host of small bodies, about 1,000 km (600 miles) or less in diameter, that orbit the Sun primarily between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in a nearly flat ring called the asteroid belt. Hundreds of thousands of asteroids are known.

What Is an Asteroid? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun. Although asteroids orbit the sun like planets, they are much smaller than planets. A close-up image of the asteroid Ida taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA. There are lots of asteroids in our solar system.

Eyes on Asteroids - NASA/JPL
Explore the 3D world of Asteroids, Comets and NEOs. Learn about past and future missions, tracking and predicting orbits, and close approaches to Earth.

Asteroid Fast Facts - NASA
About once a year, an automobile-sized asteroid hits Earth’s atmosphere, creates an impressive fireball, and burns up before reaching the surface. Every 2,000 years or so, a meteoroid the size of a football field hits Earth and causes significant damage to the area.

         

 

 

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