Even the smallest odds of an impact sound alarming, but scientists’ ability to calculate them is actually good news.
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
A nearly 98 percent chance it won’t hit us is pretty good. Second, while that’s definitely a massive rock, it’s not like a ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
There is an estimated 2.3% chance that the 2024 YR4 asteroid is heading our way. Here's everything you need to know about the ...
REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
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.
"While still an extremely low possibility, asteroid 2024 YR4's impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1% to a ...
Astronomers will have more information later this spring about the asteroid's path and its likelihood of hitting Earth.