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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 16h

Astronomers Discover an Asteroid With a 1.6 Percent Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic

NASA has identified an asteroid with a more than 1 percent chance of striking Earth in December 2032, per a statement released by the agency this week. While the identification has triggered international planetary defense measures,

A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth—how worried should we be?

A colossal explosion in the sky, unleashing energy hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. A blinding flash nearly as bright as the sun. Shockwaves powerful enough to flatten everything for miles.

Scientific American · 16h

Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst

Asteroid Bennu Carries Most of Building Blocks of Life

CNN on MSN · 2d

Historic asteroid sample reveals the ‘building blocks of life are in fact extraterrestrial in origin,’ scientists say

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission from a near-Earth asteroid named Bennu.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Building blocks of life discovered on asteroid Bennu

The building blocks for organic matter have been discovered on the asteroid Bennu, as deatiled in a new study in the journal Nature Astronomy. The research gives new insight into how life originated on Earth and where we might find it elsewhere in the universe.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Scientists discover traces of life in NASA asteroid samples

Scientists have discovered traces of organic compounds in asteroid samples brought back by NASA, a finding that could suggest essential building blocks of life were distributed throughout the solar system.

Live Science on MSN8h

Science news this week: Doomsday predictions and asteroid secrets

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

Hosted on MSN1d

When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

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Everyone’s talking about a new asteroid heading towards Earth, but is it a threat?

Astronomers are closely monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4 as it heads towards Earth. Should we be worried about it? Here's what ...

Space on MSN22h

Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to ...

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NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the ...

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