The threat from near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 may have subsided, but discoveries of other hazardous space rocks are set to ...

For example, an asteroid estimated at 6-9 miles (10-15 km) wide - much larger than 2024 YR4 - hit ... of Bennu - with a diameter of roughly three-tenths of a mile (500 meters) - strikes Earth.

In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...

For example, an asteroid estimated at 10 to 15 kilometres wide — much larger than 2024 YR4 — hit off ... size of Bennu — with a diameter of roughly 500 metres — strikes Earth.

Scientists at Lab are unraveling the mysteries of Bennu, a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, using cutting-edge technology. The ...

Last year, astronomers detected the near-earth asteroid (NEA ... obtained samples from asteroid 101955 Bennu. In addition to confirming that S-type asteroids are the source of the most common ...

Once, a very long time ago, a massive asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. In addition to functionally ...

NASA has reassured the public that asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses any threat to Earth. Initially, the asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of impact, making it a Level 3 risk on the Torino Scale.

had the highest chance of any asteroid to hit Earth in modern history. It is known as a near-Earth asteroid, meaning its orbit presents a danger to Earth, according to NASA. It is between 130 and ...

Since December, Moskovitz had the Lowell Discovery Telescope trained on the 2024 YR4 asteroid. Scientists at one point projected it had about a 3% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. 2024 YR4 is now ...

For example, an asteroid estimated at 10 to 15 kilometres wide — much larger than 2024 YR4 — hit off the coast of ... caused if an asteroid the size of Bennu — with a diameter of roughly 500 metres — ...