At the end of 2024, astronomers detected an asteroid in the night sky. It was given the designation Y, since it was ...

It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain ...

Current data shows 2024 YR4 is the only known large asteroid with an impact probability above 1%. NASA reminds people that ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.

Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...

Football field-sized asteroid could hit Earth in 2032 but probably won’t ... To complicate matters even more, the above example assumes we know the asteroid’s exact position with 100% accuracy ...

If the risk remains above 1%, the group "may begin ... If new data narrows down the asteroid's possible paths through space, but an Earth impact is still one of them, the risk of impact will ...

The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within ... no other known large asteroids have an impact probability above 1%. The Associated Press Health and Science Department ...

At the moment, there are no other asteroids with a Torino rating above zero ... to see how the asteroid’s gravitational interaction with Earth distorts the structure of the rock.

Estimated to be about 130 to 300 feet wide, the asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032. The object, classified as a near-Earth asteroid because its ...

The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within ... no other known large asteroids have an impact probability above 1%.