YR4 was only just discovered on Christmas Day last year, flying uncomfortably close to our planet, just 500,000 miles away. That’s roughly twice the distance of the Earth to the Moon, but it might get ...
According to research from NASA’s Center of NEO Studies the asteroid is projected to come within 66,000 miles of earth on ...
NASA is tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impact in 2032, prompting ongoing risk assessments.
Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...
Asteroid estimated to have a one in 83 chance of colliding with Earth about 2032 after being spotted in December ...
Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...
YR4 might force NASA to plan the first-ever space mission to push an asteroid away from Earth. Most likely, though, it's a ...
A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year ...
An asteroid discovered in 2024 has been placed at level 3 on the Torino impact scale, with a small chance of impact with ...