Independent scientists are also weighing in on the onoing hot discussion about asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a little over 2% ...
The asteroid has been given a rating of 3 out of 10, indicating a "close encounter, meriting attention by astronomers." ...
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
Dubbed 2024 YR4, the object—somewhere between 40 and 100 meters in size—was spotted on December 27. The asteroid’s closest approach to Earth, it turned out, had been two days earlier ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, as it's been designated, was flagged by the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) for its potential to impact Earth on 22 December 2032. "This is one of the highest ...
“But it deserves attention.” First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 ...
Rankin has also argued that 2024 YR4 could similarly be ruled out in future observations. Some experts celebrated the most recent finding, arguing it highlights our improving ability to predict an ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed it is closely monitoring an asteroid that could hit the Earth in 2032. The recently discovered asteroid is estimated to be between 40m and 100m wide.