2024 YR4's trajectory needs to be refined. (Artist's impression of an asteroid. Elements of this ... [+] image furnished by NASA). Feb 7, 2024: the size of 2024 YR4 was mistakenly said to be the ...

The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...

Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on December 22, 2032, according to the European Space Agency. The risk assessment has increased from a chance of 1.2% over the ...

If it did strike Earth, 2024 YR4 would cause “severe blast damage,” according to IAWN, spanning as far as 50 kilometres from the impact site. For now, YR4 has been given a Level 3 rating out ...

NASA’s initial analysis of the newly identified asteroid, 2024 YR4, estimated to be between 40 and 100 metres wide, indicated it has a more than a one per cent chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 ...

Fighter jets that first flew in the 1970s can be transformed into a fine powder and used to 3D print components for the next generation of aircraft in the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF). Experts say ...

Scientists are closely watching a newly discovered asteroid — 2024 YR4 — whose chances of hitting Earth just before Christmas in 2032 are rising. The asteroid 2024 YR4 was first spotted by the ...

But experts stress the event is not cause for alarm. Known as "2024 Yr4," the asteroid is estimated to be about 130 feet wide and is expected to swing close to Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. Previous ...

From 325 metres away, your eyes can probably distinguish a person’s head from their body – and not much else. But a new laser-based device can create a three-dimensional model of their face.

Based on projections, the asteroid, dubbed 2024 YR4, has a little more than one per cent chance of impact with Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. But that doesn’t mean you should panic — at least not yet ...

The asteroid, called 2024 YR4 and measuring 100m by 40m, is currently at a distance of around 27 million miles and is edging away. However, its path will cross our orbit on 22 December 2032 and ...

In December 2024, astronomers using a Chilean telescope, part of the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), discovered an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that may be on a collision course ...