The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...
It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...
Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...
The risk of an asteroid hitting Earth has doubled in a week but there are no plans yet to build a spacecraft to deflect the ...