Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it—and others—will keep coming back
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
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Asteroid Mining Gives Companies Hope in the Search for Rare Metals
Learn about the projects that hope to acquire rare metals from space by mining asteroids, creating a budding industry with ...
‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t hit Earth in December 2032, but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods forever. Researchers warn ...
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Asteroid 2024 YR may not hit Earth in 2032, but it — and others — will keep coming back
Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years ... so properly aligned Alindas get a chance to hit Earth about that often. Near passes of these asteroids tend to happen spaced by longer intervals ...
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Some asteroids get multiple chances to hit Earth
Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years ... so properly aligned Alindas get a chance to hit Earth about that often. Near passes of these asteroids tend to happen spaced by longer intervals ...
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‘City-killer’ asteroid won’t hit Earth in 2032, but don’t worry— another threat is looming
“Since Jupiter’s orbit takes 12 years ... TN17 is one of 2,500 known potentially hazardous asteroids — Near Earth Objects that are larger than 460 feet wide and that could come within ...
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Meteorites: A geologic map of the asteroid belt
Where do meteorites of different type come from? In a review paper, astronomers trace the impact orbit of observed meteorite falls to several previously unidentified source regions in the asteroid ...