YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
We asked experts at NASA and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology what scientists know about the asteroid that could ...
A newly discovered asteroid being tracked by the global science community has a nearly 98% chance of zooming by Earth without ...
An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a 2.1% chance of striking Earth on December 22, 2032, with potential impact zones identified ...
The asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a 2.3% chance of colliding with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, according to a NASA update on Feb.
An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a ...
Humanity's most powerful eye on space will be closely examining asteroid 2024 YR4 in the coming weeks and months.
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...
NASA officials have discovered a new asteroid that has a small chance of hitting Earth in December 2032. The near-Earth asteroid has been named 2024 YR4 and is estimated to be 40 to 90 meters wide.
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.