Asteroids’ orbits around the sun may put them in collision paths with inner planets. We may have had a near-miss, but ...
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...
An asteroid nearly the size of a football field now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight ... shooting past Mars and out toward Jupiter. The most infamous asteroid impact ...
The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
What's significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of hitting ... Jupiter. Space agencies like Nasa and Esa independently monitor and track over 37,000 near Earth ...