Hacker News with Generative AI: Asteroids

NASA Gives 'All Clear' for Asteroid That Seemed to Threaten Earth (nytimes.com)
The odds that the space rock, 2024 YR4, will smash into our planet in 2032 have dropped to nearly zero, leading astronomers to conclude that we are no longer in danger.
Space, Asteroids, Astronomy, Near-Earth Objects
19 points by helloworld 37 days ago | 6 comments
The odds of a city-killer asteroid impact in 2032 keep rising (arstechnica.com)
An asteroid discovered late last year is continuing to stir public interest as its odds of striking planet Earth less than eight years from now continue to increase.
Space, Asteroids, Earth, Science, Risk
9 points by helloworld 38 days ago | 14 comments
NASA Downgrades the Risk of 2024 YR4 to Below 1% (universetoday.com)
NASA astronomers have been continuing to monitor the trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4. The initial calculations suggested a 1.3% probability of an Earth impact event, which temporarily increased to 3.1% as more data came in. However, and with a sigh of relief, recent analysis brings encouraging news: the Earth impact probability has decreased significantly to 0.28%, though calculations now show a 1% chance of lunar impact. Observations will continue with the James Webb Space Telescope so stay tuned.
Space, Asteroids, NASA, Astronomy
50 points by belter 39 days ago | 60 comments
NASA says 'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth (france24.com)
An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1-percent chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data released on Tuesday, making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.
Space, Asteroids, Science, Earth, Risk
40 points by doener 43 days ago | 75 comments
Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 have reached new high (newscientist.com)
NASA has upgraded the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 to 3.1 per cent, or about a 1-in-32 chance, the highest odds yet of collision.
Space, Asteroids, Science, Earth, Risk
20 points by wlkr 43 days ago | 8 comments
China recruiting 'planetary defence force' amid fears of asteroid hitting Earth (theguardian.com)
China has begun recruiting for a planetary defence force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceivably hit Earth in 2032.
Space Exploration, China, Asteroids, Defense
6 points by bookofjoe 47 days ago | 1 comments
China recruits for 'planetary defence force' amid fear of asteroid hitting Earth (theguardian.com)
China has begun recruiting for a planetary defence force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceivably hit Earth in 2032.
Space Exploration, China, Asteroids, National Security
12 points by cyberlimerence 48 days ago | 0 comments
James Webb Space Telescope redirected to study asteroid 2024 YR4 (blogs.esa.int)
Astronomers will use the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to improve our understanding of the size and orbit of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
Space Exploration, Asteroids, Astronomy, NASA
8 points by belter 50 days ago | 0 comments
Newly discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher risk of hitting Earth (cnn.com)
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids, Earth
4 points by speckx 54 days ago | 0 comments
Asteroid's chances of hitting Earth in 2032 just got higher (theguardian.com)
It might not be the world-ending apocalypse foretold in the Netflix drama Don’t Look Up, but astronomers have significantly upped the odds of a direct hit from a giant asteroid currently hurtling towards Earth.
Astronomy, Space, Asteroids, Earth, Science
6 points by belter 54 days ago | 1 comments
Probability of 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 is now 2.2% (blogs.esa.int)
The European Space Agency is closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a very small chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
Space, Asteroids, Near-Earth Objects, Risk Assessment
30 points by marcodiego 55 days ago | 7 comments
Asteroid YR24; now at 1.6% impact probability in 2032 (scientificamerican.com)
In late December astronomers using the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile observed a new asteroid near our planet.
Space, Asteroids, Science, Astronomy
12 points by fghorow 61 days ago | 2 comments
Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed (nature.com)
Fragments of the asteroid Bennu, carefully collected and ferried to Earth by a robotic spacecraft, contain the building blocks for life, NASA announced today.
Science, Space Exploration, Astrobiology, Asteroids
7 points by rbanffy 62 days ago | 0 comments
Asteroid fragments upend theory of how life on Earth bloomed (nature.com)
Fragments of the asteroid Bennu, carefully collected and ferried to Earth by a robotic spacecraft, contain the building blocks for life, NASA announced today.
Space Exploration, Astrobiology, Life Origins, Asteroids
12 points by mmooss 63 days ago | 3 comments
AstroForge selects target for “high risk, seat of the pants” asteroid mission (arstechnica.com)
The concept of flying out to distant asteroids and mining them for precious metals is going to seem preposterous right up until the moment that someone actually does it.
Space Exploration, Mining, Asteroids, Technology, Risk
101 points by LorenDB 63 days ago | 79 comments
Asteroid Impact on Earth 2032 with Probability 1% and 8Mt Energy (nasa.gov)
The following summary tables includes basic information about the hazard for this object.
Space, Asteroids, Science, Risk Assessment
528 points by 2-3-7-43-1807 64 days ago | 348 comments
Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid, 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 (space.com)
Astronomy, Asteroids, Earth, Space
37 points by sva_ 64 days ago | 6 comments
2024 YR4 and other dangerous asteroids (starwalk.space)
Every now and then, the media produces dozens of scary headlines about rocks from space headed toward our planet. But is there really a big chance that an asteroid could hit Earth in the near future? For now, people are discussing the newly discovered asteroid 2024 YR, which has a 1/88 chance to hit Earth in 2032. In this article, you’ll find answers to the most burning questions about this and other potentially hazardous asteroids.
Space, Asteroids, Science, Earth, News
10 points by hermitcrab 64 days ago | 5 comments
Searching for small primordial black holes in planets, asteroids, here on Earth (sciencedirect.com)
Small primordial black holes could be captured by rocky planets or asteroids, consume their liquid cores from inside and leave hollow structures.
Black Holes, Astronomy, Earth Science, Planets, Asteroids
10 points by rntn 109 days ago | 5 comments
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life (phys.org)
Researchers from Imperial College London have discovered that a space-returned sample from asteroid Ryugu was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, even under stringent contamination control measures.
Space Exploration, Science, Microbiology, Asteroids
33 points by Tomte 127 days ago | 5 comments
We can mine asteroids for space food (cambridge.org)
To deeply explore the solar system, it will be necessary to become less reliant on the resupply tether to Earth.
Space Exploration, Food, Asteroids
168 points by reinaldnaufal 128 days ago | 207 comments
Ryugu asteroid sample colonized by terrestrial life despite strict control (phys.org)
Researchers from Imperial College London have discovered that a space-returned sample from asteroid Ryugu was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, even under stringent contamination control measures.
Space Exploration, Microbiology, Contamination Control, Asteroids
101 points by bookofjoe 131 days ago | 61 comments
Decoding Hera (destevez.net)
Hera is an ESA mission to the Didymos binary asteroid system. It will arrive there in December 2026 to study the asteroids and the effects of the impact of DART on Dimorphos. It was launched on October 7 from Cape Canaveral, exactly one week before Europa Clipper. In the same way as for Europa Clipper, Hera’s launch trajectory allowed me to track it with the Allen Telescope Array, starting approximately 90 minutes after launch.
Space Exploration, Asteroids, Missions, ESA, Astronomy
27 points by lapnect 143 days ago | 0 comments
Earth will get a second "mini-moon" for 2 months this year (cbsnews.com)
Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet.
Space, Astronomy, Earth, Asteroids
10 points by isaacfrond 195 days ago | 3 comments
Caution Earth to Capture a New Moon for 53 Days: Meet Asteroid 2024 PT5 (youtube.com)
Space, Astronomy, Asteroids
4 points by keepamovin 198 days ago | 2 comments
Dwarf planet Ceres: Origin in the asteroid belt? (mpg.de)
Bright yellow deposits in Consus Crater bear witness to dwarf planet Ceres' cryovolcanic past - and revive the debate about its place of origin.
Space, Asteroids, Dwarf Planets, Geology, Planetary Science
5 points by sharpshadow 198 days ago | 0 comments
Earth to have new mini-moon for two months (phys.org)
A pair of asteroid dynamics researchers from Universidad Complutense de Madrid Ciudad Universitaria have found that a small asteroid will make one orbit around the Earth starting this month before departing back into other parts of the solar system.
Astronomy, Space Exploration, Earth, Asteroids
29 points by geox 200 days ago | 7 comments
China study says nuclear warheads are best hope to save humanity from asteroids (scmp.com)
China, Space, Asteroids, Nuclear Weapons, Science
3 points by giuliomagnifico 217 days ago | 0 comments
Scientists believe they now know where the dinosaur-killing asteroid came from (cbc.ca)
Science, Dinosaurs, Asteroids
12 points by cratermoon 225 days ago | 2 comments
Scientists believe they now know where the dinosaur-killing asteroid came from (cbc.ca)
Space, Science, Paleontology, Asteroids, Extinction
7 points by worldvoyageur 230 days ago | 1 comments