Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System in Chile, dubbed ATLAS, came across the space rock while observing the ...
Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
The space rock is heading in our direction at some 18,700 miles per hour, according to the space agency's data.
The volcanologist threw cold water on the defense potential of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft, which ...
NASA says it's aware of an asteroid with a "very small chance" of hitting Earth in seven years. It's raised questions about ...
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
NASA’s returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of ... and South Asia.” The images in the animation were captured by an ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, on Christmas Day 2024 ...
A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...
YR4 is currently being monitored by NASA and the European Space Agency, with the space rock potentially set to strike Earth ...