YR4 is circling Earth and NASA predicts it could strike the planet in 2032. Here's what to know about the asteroid headed toward Earth.
In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
In recent weeks, scientists have said the threat of a recently discovered asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 has risen slightly, ...
NASA says an asteroid measuring up to 300 feet across could crash into Earth in 2032. While the agency says the chances of collision with our planet are extremely low, the impact probability has ...
As for where it’ll go, David Rankin, an engineer with NASA’s Catalina Sky Survey Project, mapped out a 'risk corridor', ...
Since the asteroid YR4 was first discovered in December 2024, the odds that it could crash into earth have more than doubled.
A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...
An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...
YR4, which was revealed on December 27, 2024, is now receiving greater attention as the chance of it colliding with Earth increases.
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.