NASA announced the reduced impact risk on its X feed at around 5:00 p.m. EST (2200 GMT) on Wednesday (Feb. 19). The updated ...
The inventor of the Torino Impact Hazard Scale has explained how scientists are working to ‘pin down’ the position of ...
Dr. Richard Binzel is a leading astronomer and professor at MIT. Binzel and his team have been following asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
The chances of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth have increased. Here's what that means, and where the potential impact zone ...
NASA announced Wednesday that the odds of the up to 300-foot-wide asteroid hitting Earth dropped from record highs. See where ...
However, we’re not totally out of the woods just yet. YR4 still sits at a level three on the Torino Scale — a standard rubric ...
Astronomers are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which once had the highest recorded impact probability for its size.
YR4 continues to keep us on our toes as astronomers work to determine its potential threat to our planet. The latest update ...
NASA and the European Space Agency planetary defense provide daily updates on Asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
Astronomers are closely tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, a recently discovered near-Earth object (NEO) that has a 2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. While the probability remains low, scientists stress ...