An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a ...
Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
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 ...
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 ...