YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
The world’s top astronomers are closely watching an asteroid they say has a 2.3% chance of hitting earth in 2032 - up from just 1% last month. Tom explains what they’re looking for and what scientists ...
Planetary Society Chief Scientist Bruce Betts notes while counterintuitive, the odds of impact go up before they drop to zero.
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
On the world's first Asteroid Day, Nina Burleigh discovers that Nasa has already commissioned a team of 'planetary defenders' ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
Those odds may seem pretty good (assuming you're hoping for a miss), but consider this: The International Warning Asteroid Network (IAWN), a global ... radio telescope there dramatically collapsed in ...
This week, explore what lurks in asteroid dust, marvel at the world’s largest beaded burial, discover an elusive creature ...
On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards ... before joining AS USA in 2020. His work focuses on the Premier ...