A 300-foot asteroid might be headed our way, astronomers are using the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more.
At one point, the odds of a strike in 2032 were as high as about 3% and topped the world’s asteroid-risk lists.
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Instead of just the 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth by 2032 that was shared on Wednesday, AI-powered predictions site ...
Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a ...
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What's ...
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
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 ...
Space agencies estimate that there's about a 2% chance that the asteroid will hit Earth in December 2032. But as astronomers continue to track the asteroid and refine their calculations ...
There are many asteroids that orbit within our solar system. Most are not a threat to earth. However, an asteroid that was ...