Space.com5d
What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." It might not look like much in this image, but this is the ...
CNN4d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking the space rock to ...
The Providence Journal5d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has non-zero chance of colliding with earth in 2032: What to know
Astronomers have spotted an asteroid with a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be about 40-90 meters wide, big enough to cause local devastation but not ...
WBAL-TV5d
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
In late December of 2024, um, *** NASA funded near Earth asteroid survey, the one that, you know, I operate called Atlas, uh, discovered an asteroid that as it came by the Earth, uh, this time ...
Indiatimes6d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 heading toward Earth: UK scientist warns it might be too late to deflect now
Nasa said it is deploying the James Webb Space Telescope to overserve the asteroid. The asteroid will be at its brightest in March 2025 when the first round of Nasa observations is scheduled.
CBS News5d
Expert shares key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032
An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years from now, as its orbit around the sun briefly intersects the path of our planet. Named 2024 YR4 ...
WYFF5d
Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track
The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.New ...
WMUR6d
NASA tracking Asteroid 2024 YR4, which has tiny chance of colliding with Earth in 2032
SCIENTISTS ARE TURNING TO THE JAMES WEBB TELESCOPE TO TRACK AN ASTEROID THAT THEY SAY COULD BE HEADED STRAIGHT FOR EARTH WITHIN THE NEXT DECADE. WE SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT THIS, RIGHT? NASA SAYS ...
Austin American-Statesman3d
Odds of a giant asteroid hitting Earth have slightly increased. Where could 2024 YR4 hit?
Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid big enough to destroy a whole city. As experts learn more about asteroid 2024 YR4's trajectory, they've confirmed that the odds of impact ...
NDTV4d
Moon Also In Danger From Asteroid Projected To Collide With Earth In 2032: Report
There's a small chance that the asteroid could collide with Moon. While scientists have doubled the odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth in 2032, new calculations show that there was a ...
The Hill4d
NASA’s asteroid mission to Apophis: Key for Earth’s defense
On Friday the 13th (yes, really) of April 2029, Earth will avoid an apocalyptic event by an astronomical hair’s breadth as the asteroid Apophis, streaks by. It will come closer to Earth than the ...