Highly Elliptical Orbit

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says. Here's what to know about the potential "city killer."

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.

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What you need to know about 2024 YR4, the asteroid that could hit Earth in about eight years' time

The asteroid currently has about a 2 per cent chance of colliding with Earth in December 2032, according to NASA and the European Space Agency.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

An asteroid could hit Earth in 2032. Here’s why experts say do not panic.

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

Austin American-Statesman · 1h

Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in 2032.

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Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon

The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...

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Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year

The Space Force's top-secret aircraft has been in a highly elliptical high Earth orbit since December 2023. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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A Glowing Metal Ring Crashed to Earth. No One Knows Where It Came From

It has been more than a week since reports first emerged about a “glowing ring of metal” that fell from the sky and crashed near a remote village in Kenya. According to the Kenya Space Agency, the ...

New Book Reveals Why We Need An Exoplanet Reality Check

Is Earth really exceptional? A new book seems to reaffirm that notion. But given the right conditions, primitive life may be a mere byproduct of biophysics.

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ISRO’s workhorse PSLV-XL to launch Proba-3 mission: All you need to know

The ESA selected PSLV-XL for its reliability, cost-efficiency, and ability to deliver the mission's 550 kg payload to a highly elliptical orbit. Explaining this choice, ESA stated, “The lift ...

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ISRO's Latest Mission Hits A Hurdle, Satellite Faces Technical Glitch

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s 100th rocket mission hit a hurdle after its navigation satellite, which was ...

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