Now, a craft from the European Space Agency is on the way to get an up-close look at the asteroid's remnants. Hera launched Oct. 7 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a two ...
That rock blew up in the sky ... measurements of the asteroid’s position once it is beyond the reach of Earth-based telescopes. The Earth will also have another close encounter with 2024 YR4 ...
which is a fairly rare distinction meant to represent "a close encounter" that warrants public and scientific attention. "An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years ...