Astronomers mistook a car SpaceX blasted into space years ago as an asteroid. The brief mix-up highlights the sometimes ...
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
A 1-in-83 chance of an impact represented a 1.2% chance of an impact. That meant there was a 98.8% that 2024 YR4 would miss ...
YR4 is currently rated a 3 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, which signals a close approach and the need for ...
The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more ...
Scientists have warned an asteroid the size of Buckingham Palace is increasingly likely to hit Earth in the next decade - but ...
NASA issues alert for two asteroids passing Earth soon, highlighting the importance of asteroid tracking and planetary ...
Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...
NASA and ESA warn of a 1.2% chance that asteroid 2024YR4 could collide with Earth in 2032. Find out what scientists are doing ...
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet. The space rock—dubbed "2025 BV5"—is estimated by NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.
The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we ...