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 ...

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

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.

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 ...

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 infinite cosmos is a dangerous place brimming with threatening space rocks that, at any moment, could be discovered on a treacherous collision course with Earth. Just ask the dinosaurs. The ...

But even though it's rare for any asteroid impact risk to get above the one per cent mark, scientists stress that they're not worried. An impact with Earth "is not very likely," Richard Moissl ...

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