Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the asteroid "has a very small chance" ...

As dark moonless skies make new observations of asteroid 2024 YR4 possible, researchers are refining its orbit — and its ...

YR4 has grabbed headlines lately, after NASA calculated a 1-in-32 chance of an impact in 2032 – the highest chance ever for ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

According to the BBC, the asteroid's size means it would have the same power as a nuclear bomb if it were to hit the Earth.

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

This rating indicates that the asteroid "merits attention by astronomers" due to its calculated risk. Scientists are monitoring an asteroid that has a chance - albeit small - of hitting Earth.

Astronomy doesn’t stop. On Christmas Day 2024 researchers made a significant discovery with the identification of a 196-foot asteroid hurtling towards earth. The space rock is currently around ...

Is an asteroid set to collide with Earth in 2032? Scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) say they have spotted a space rock that could smash into the Earth. While the ...

A newly-discovered 100 metre wide asteroid heading towards Earth has triggered a planetary defence response group. Spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid - designated ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more ...

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