"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said in a statement. By New Year's Eve ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart. Illustration. (credit ... Still, it is a pretty big blast, that ...

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

“If the asteroid turns out to be on the large end of its estimated size range, the impact could produce blast damage as far as 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the impact site,” Chodas said.

The narrow difference is due to the two agencies’ use of different tools for determining the asteroid’s orbit and ... larger object capable of regional damage, while 2024 YR4 is a 3 because ...

The asteroid is an object of interest in terms of planetary defense because it is large enough that it would cause localized damage in the unlikely event that it hit Earth, according to NASA.

Also applies to small objects such as meteors and bodies that burn up in the atmosphere as well as infrequent meteorite falls that rarely cause damage.” Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected by telescopes ...

The highest level on the Torino Scale is a 10, which indicates a certain collision capable of catastrophic damage on a global level. Current data shows 2024 YR4 is the only known large asteroid ...

NASA is additionally working on an asteroid-hunting telescope known as the NEO Surveyor to find near-Earth objects capable of causing significant damage. Set to launch no earlier than June ...

Saying all that, here’s what we know according to NASA. The asteroid has a chance to “cause localized damage,” but it is unlikely to impact the Earth. Because it has surpassed the 1% chance ...

If the asteroid hits it could cause “severe blast damage” as far as 50 km (31 miles) from the impact site, scientists say. There is a 0.8% chance the asteroid will impact the moon, Nasa said. It is ...