Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
New Scientist - 18-Feb-2025More data may change the risk estimate, either increasing or decreasing it
Asteroid Impact
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Astronomers on alert as asteroid 2024 YR4 raises impact concerns
The Guardian - 30-Jan-2025Scientists track a newly discovered space rock with a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2032
The UK's Spaceguard Centre is a key player in tracking near-Earth objects
BBC - 28-Jun-2020Space objects aren't in lockdown so glad someone is still keeping any eye out for existential risks
Probes intended to intercept asteroids for planetary defence
SYFY Wire - 16-Apr-2020Threat of asteroid collision is real - who wants to be wiped out like the dinosaurs?
Planning ahead to save Earth - moving big rocks out of Earth's pathway
Interesting Engineering - 30-Mar-2020We humans definitely don't want to end up like Dinosaurs did!
Asteroid Impact Resources
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Rogue Asteroids and Doomsday Comets
The Search for the Million Megaton Menace That Threatens Life on Earth, written by Duncan Steel
The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-Earth Objects
William E. Burrows presents a realistic, workable plan for defusing a potentially lethal threat from a rogue asteroid or comet
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