On 27 December last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving away from ...
According to Science Magazine, scientists have explained that even if the asteroid were to hit, the affected area would span about 800 square miles, meaning it’s more likely to hit a remote area.
Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.
The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.
NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday that the chance of the asteroid impacting Earth is slightly more than 1%.
Scientists from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission recently delivered remarkable findings about asteroid ...
YR4, which was recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years, may have caused some alarm.
Scientists are keeping close watch on the space rock. It is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters) across.
Scientists are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, though further observations are expected to eliminate the risk.
Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...
NASA's successful experiment in knocking an asteroid off course could come in handy in 2032. Astronomers say an asteroid ...
Astronomers have spotted a space rock, an estimated 200 feet in length, that they say just may be headed for Earth.