YR4 was only just discovered on Christmas Day last year, flying uncomfortably close to our planet, just 500,000 miles away. That’s roughly twice the distance of the Earth to the Moon, but it might get ...
Scientists are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, though further observations ...
Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is ...
A new asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has been spotted with astronomers closely monitoring it as it could hit Earth in December of 2032.
A hundred-metre-wide asteroid has been placed at the top of impact risk lists after being spotted in December last year ...
Astronomers identified a potentially hazardous asteroid traveling 38,700 mph, measuring between 130 and 300 feet wide, and a ...
It's actually good news that NASA spotted a sizable asteroid with a (small) chance of hitting Earth in 2032. It means our ...
The 60-metre object has ‘one of the highest probabilities of an impact from a significantly sized rock ever’, says astronomer ...
Video Astronomers reckon a 220-million-kilogram asteroid is going to swing by Earth in 2032 with a 1-in-100 chance of hitting ...
According to scientists, the asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day and passed near around 500,000 miles.
Asteroid estimated to have a one in 83 chance of colliding with Earth about 2032 after being spotted in December ...
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to ...