YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
A CITY-KILLER asteroid could be hurtling towards Earth but going completely undetected, a space agency chief warned. Humanity ...
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
Scientists estimate that there are about 600,000 rocky objects similar in size to the asteroid, but only about 2%, or 12,000, have been found, according to the ESA. “Tiny asteroids do hit the Earth ...
At the end of 2024, a NASA-funded telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first spotted 2024 YR4 and a month later scientists concluded there was a more than 1% chance the asteroid would ...
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to NASA.
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have been six to nine miles in length. On the other hand, on Feb. 15, 2013, an ...
Another city-killer asteroid could be hurtling towards Earth completely undetected, a space agency chief had warned. Luca ...
YR4 has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but as astronomers make more observations about its trajectory, the odds of ...
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
A scientists has warned that a destructive asteroid could be heading towards Earth and we don't have the technology to detect ...