The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.
February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, ...
YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.
YR4 became the highest-rated asteroid predicted to strike Earth, and although predictions for impact have lowered, not enough ...
“Serpent Mound is the largest serpent effigy built anywhere on the planet Earth,” O’Grady said. “Serpent Mound is built up on ...
The asteroid, which was first reported in December 2024 and is large enough to destroy an entire city, was initially ...
An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...
The likelihood of 2024 YR4 colliding with the our planet in 2032 have ticked up to over 3 percent. Is it time to start ...
but fresh observations now indicate it will likely pass by Earth. Scientists emphasize improved planetary defense, citing Nasa’s 2022 Dart mission. New telescopes will further enhance asteroid ...
The good news is that an asteroid the size of YR4 is likely to hit Earth only once every few thousand ... Or we could move the asteroid out of the way. In 2022, NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid ...