Asteroid could hit the earth by 2009:
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[Technology India]: London, Dec 26 : A massive asteroid heading for Earth has a 1-in-300 chance of smashing into the planet in 2029, according to researchers.
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A recently discovered 1,300 feet long asteroid -- 2004 MN4 --has a slim chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029, according to the statements of NASA.
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An asteroid named for a Celtic god of war will come as close to Earth this week as it has since 1353.
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PARIS  -- A rock measuring less than 10 metres (33 feet) across zipped past the Earth at the closest distance ever detected, but it would not have posed any threat if it had struck our planet, astronomers said.      The "very small" asteroid missed the Earth on March 31 by the wafer-thin gap of 6,500 kilometers (4,000 miles), according to an email circulated by the international network NEO News (NEO stands for Near-Earth Object)...
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The giant Toutatis asteroid passes by the Earth on Wednesday at distance of less than 1.6 million km.
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Friday the 13th has an ominous meaning for some people. Friday, April 13, 2029 might have an ominious meaning for everyone. That&#39;s when a 1,300-foot asteroid known as 2004 MN4 could hit the Earth: NASA has
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com. An asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in the year 2029 was upgraded to an unprecedented level of risk Friday, Dec. 24.
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London - The Astronomers were doubtful that the asteroid could hit the Earth in 2029 and the people felt panicky. They felt that 2004 MN4 had a 1-in-40 chance of a collision on Friday, April 13, 2029.
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Summary - (Dec 29, 2004) Astronomers have now ruled out the possibility that Asteroid 2004 MN4 will strike the Earth in April 2029.
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Telescopes spy the closest asteroid flyby ever recorded. Also: European astronomers find a 'super Earth' 300 trillion light years away.... and did DOS trickery foil the Spirit rover? By Amit Asaravala.
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Astronomers have obtained the first images of an asteroid on course to make its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday, showing the space rock is lopsided.
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Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, will today come the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, giving scientists an opportunity to gather data about it, NASA said on its Web site.
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Will the Earth be destroyed by an asteroid that could hit the planet in 30 years? It's unlikely the asteroid Apophis will ever hit the planet, but scientists are tracking such near-Earth objects.
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A recently rediscovered 400-meter asteroid is predicted to pass near Earth on April 13, 2029, meriting the highest rating yet for a hazardous near-Earth object.
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It may take much longer than scientists have thought for violent turbulence to turn grains of space dust into new planets.
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There have been a couple of movies recently depicting the impending collision of an asteroid with Earth. It might not be sci-fi anymore.
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HOLLYWOOD predictions of a rogue asteroid colliding with Earth and threatening life as we know it has become a real possibility according to a new warning from NASA.