Davide Farnocchia
Davide Farnocchia is an engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, known for his work in the field of near-Earth object tracking and navigation. He plays a crucial role in monitoring potential asteroid threats, including the recent focus on asteroid 2024 YR4, which has raised concerns about a possible impact with Earth in 2032. Farnocchia emphasizes that while the probability of impact has increased, it remains very low, and ongoing observations are expected to further clarify the asteroid's trajectory.
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Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer at NASA, explained that the size of the object is still unknown.
Descubren un nuevo cometa en el sistema solar; la NASA analizó qué tan cerca pasará de la Tierra
Costa Rica· 2025-07-27Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who commented on the asteroid's threat level.
Nasa afirma que chances de asteroide atingir a Terra em 2032 caíram para quase zero
Brazil· 2025-02-25Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
Earth Safe From Asteroid 2024 YR4, NASA Says
United States· 2025-02-25Davide Farnocchia, a navigation engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, stated that the probability of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth has increased since its discovery.
Riscurile ca asteroidul YR4 să lovească Pământul s-au dublat în câteva săptămâni: „Omenirea trebuie pregătită”. Data estimată pentru posibilul impact
Romania· 2025-02-19Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who supervises programs responsible for orbital calculations.
Por que chances de um asteroide atingir a Terra em 2032 continuam subindo (e descendo)?Brazil· 2025-02-18
Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who supervises programs responsible for orbital calculations.
Por que chances de um asteroide atingir a Terra em 2032 continuam subindo (e descendo)Brazil· 2025-02-18Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at JPL and CNEOS.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s how astronomers are tracking itUnited States· 2025-02-15
Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
¿Riesgo de impacto de un asteroide? No se preocupe (todavía)
Honduras· 2025-02-13Davide Farnocchia is a navigation engineer at NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies involved in supervising programs that calculate asteroid impact probabilities.
Por que muda toda hora a taxa de risco de um asteroide colidir com a Terra?
Liechtenstein· 2025-02-10