YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...
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 ...
The odds of a newly discovered asteroid '2024 YR4' crashing into Earth are rising according to scientists. Here's what to know and where it can hit.
Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
Researchers from Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey discovered what has become known as Asteroid 2024 YR4 last Christmas. On January 28, the asteroid was placed at level 3 in the Torino impact hazard ...
Scientists have found an asteroid that might smash into the Earth in December 2032. That's less than eight short years away, ...
“In the unlikely event that 2024 YR4 is on an impact trajectory ... an ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Christmas Day 2024, when the asteroid had “a close approach with Earth ...
Researchers from Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey discovered what has become known as Asteroid 2024 YR4 last Christmas. On January 28, the asteroid was placed at level 3 in the Torino impact hazard scale ...