The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to ...
open image in gallery Nasa's DART mission in 2022 proved that Earth has the technology to redirect Asteroid 2024 YR4 before ...
YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...
There are many asteroids that orbit within our solar system. Most are not a threat to earth. However, an asteroid that was ...
It won’t be seen again until 2028. But the odds of a collision in December 2032 are increasing. Within this short window of study, scientists have given the asteroid a 3.1% chance of colliding ...
The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5%, ...
NASA has confirmed a 2.3% chance that asteroid 2024 YR4 could collide with Earth in December 2032, posing a significant riskThe asteroid, measuring between 40 to 100 metres wide, could potentially ...