Nasa is monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.5% chance of hitting Earth by 2032. Measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, the asteroid could impact a major city, endangering millions.

An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3% chance of striking our planet — the highest probability ever assigned ...

So what gives? Astronomers were reportedly waiting for the skies to become darker to better study and understand the asteroid's trajectory as there was limited visibility around the full moon ...

The asteroid, Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was first spotted by telescopes on Dec. 27, now has a 0.004 percent chance of hitting the planet and is “expected to safely pass… ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a large space rock continues to be in the spotlight since being discovered in December last year. Earlier this week, scientists increased the chances of the asteroid striking ...

NASA gave the all-clear Monday on an asteroid that previously had a chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. While its odds had briefly risen to a record high of 3.1%, they have now dropped to near ...

The probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in the near future has leapt from having a near-zero chance of occurring to having roughly a 3 percent chance. While that may not seem like a ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) An asteroid with a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth by December 22, 2032, poses a potential threat, but several defense strategies exist. These include smashing a ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4, a recently discovered planetoid, now has a 1.5% probability of making impact with Earth, according to NASA. Even though the new probability is down from the previously reported ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

Artist's impression of an asteroid. This image is not intended to reflect the characteristics of any specific known asteroid. ESA-Science Office It seems that Earth isn’t likely to be struck by ...

AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on AstroForge in 2023 when its ...