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Massive asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years

Mashable on MSN · 7h

NASA spotted a big asteroid that may hit Earth — what you should know

It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our asteroid-sleuthing telescopes are working.

CNN on MSN · 2h

A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032

An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to learn more about its size and trajectory.

Business Insider on MSN · 20h

An asteroid with a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032 is triggering planetary defense planning

YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a non-threat.

20 jaw-dropping places on Earth that look like an alien planet

The enchanting dunescape stretches over 43 miles (70 km) along the coast and over 30 miles (50 km) inland. Lençois translates ...

Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...

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Subterranean ‘supercontinents’ reveal intriguing new clues to what’s happening beneath Earth’s surface

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

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Start With Satellite Images of the Earth. Then Add AI.

Artificial-intelligence tools are starting to allow nonexperts to search for patterns across the globe ...

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Agencies plan for near-Earth asteroid’s close encounter in 2032

Astronomers confirmed the object as a near-Earth asteroid, and catalogued it as 2024 YR4. But additional calculations soon ...

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Newly discovered near-Earth asteroid isn't an asteroid at all — it's Elon Musk's trashed Tesla

Astronomers have retracted the discovery of a new asteroid after realizing the object was the remains of Elon Musk's Tesla ...

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Finally, an answer to why Earth’s oceans have been on a record hot streak

A new study finds that the rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past 40 years — and pinpoints why.

Super-Earth's Long Orbit Makes It Only Occasionally Habitable

The exoplanet HD 20794d swoops in and out of its habitable zone every few hundred days, making for an extreme climate.

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