The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
Updates on Asteroid 2024 YR4 have been slower during the full Moon, but experts say the precision of the object’s orbit is ...
The asteroid, big enough to wipe out an entire city, now has a higher chance of smashing into our home planet in 2032, according to NASA.
Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032.
The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The ...
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause on Earth.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...