The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3%, but astronomers ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

In 2021, NASA gave the all-clear to another potentially worrisome asteroid, Apophis, after new telescope observations ruled ...

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

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This is not a drill. There is a chance - albeit a small one - that an asteroid could hit planet Earth within the next decade.

“We just don’t want to take any chances, and so we will keep tracking 2024 YR4.” And if it does become a problem, it may be time for Earth to rally anti-asteroid defenses. Never miss a ...

The article has been changed to reflect that. The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth have risen, with astronomers increasing the odds from 1.3% to 2.3% that it will strike Earth on Dec ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

A newly-discovered asteroid now has a slightly higher chance of hitting Earth than previously thought, according to scientists. The space rock - named 2024 YR4 - has a 2.2% chance of crashing into ...

An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...