YR4 has caught the attention of scientists, with a small chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA are closely monitoring its trajectory—should we be ...

What gets to the intersection first? That’s effectively the question astronomers are trying to answer about asteroid 2024 YR4 as it barrels through space toward Earth. “We don’t really know how big it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dubbed 2024 YR4, the asteroid was first spotted on December ... "I don't see why it wouldn't work" again, he said. The bigger question is whether major nations would fund such a mission if their ...

Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032. Measuring between 40 and 100 meters wide, if it impacts, it could cause ...