REx mission has an historic opportunity to closely observe the asteroid Apophis and improve our ability to defend against ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...
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 ...
The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more ...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
Here are today's general risks from asteroids or comets both tiny and very large. Importantly, even relatively small rocks ...
YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.