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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.

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 22h

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,

Scientific American · 21h

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

Tesla, asteroid and Elon Musk

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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.

National Post on MSN · 1d

Remember when Elon Musk sent a Tesla into space? Someone just mistook it for an asteroid

An object that was incorrectly identified by an amateur astronomer as an asteroid has turned out to be a Tesla Roadster. Earlier this month, on Jan. 2, a new asteroid called 2018 CN41 was announced by the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Tallahassee Democrat on MSN · 1d

Asteroid turns out to be Musk's Tesla Roadster launched in 2018 | The Sky Guy

Catch Tallahassee Astronomical Society’s free planetarium show “February Skies over Tallahassee,” at the Fogg Planetarium on Feb. 1.

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Life’s building blocks discovered in asteroid dust

This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...

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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 ...

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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 MSN1d

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 ...

Associated Press1d

Are we all aliens? NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

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