Despite a brief panic, asteroid 2024 YR4 isn't likely to hit us anytime soon, but we can still study the asteroid up close to ...
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
The asteroid was discovered after passing by Earth in December, and after April, it won’t be visible again until June 2028, when it is expected to fly harmlessly by our planet again.
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.
On the way to investigate the scene of a historic asteroid collision, a European spacecraft swung by Mars and captured rare ...
Although the percentage of impact is still relatively low — a fluctuating 1%, depending on the day — astronomers won’t have ...
Although the asteroid is rapidly disappearing, larger telescopes will be able to see it until early April. Additionally, “2024 YR4 will make another close approach with Earth in 2028 ...
The chances that an asteroid hits Earth in 2032 are now at their highest since the object was first discovered, according to NASA.
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The NEO Surveyor, set to launch in 2027, is the first spacecraft specifically ...
The researchers found that if we launched such a mission during an optimal window, around the summer of 2028, a spacecraft weighing as little as 22 pounds (10 kilograms) could reach the asteroid ...