The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth ... more than 7,000 buildings and injuring more than 1,000 people. But if 2024 YR4 is on the larger ...

the Torino Scale is a tool for categorizing potential Earth impact events. "It is uncommon for an asteroid to be rated at Torino Scale 3, because that can only happen for an asteroid larger than ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight ... as part of a larger effort to ...

In late January, scientists announced the discovery of an asteroid with a remote chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22 ... about 200 times larger than the estimated size of 2024 YF4.

An asteroid capable of flattening a mid-sized city could potentially collide with Earth eight years ... with a level higher than 1 was Apophis. Because of its larger size, Apophis has been ...

The size, trajectory, and speed of the asteroid immediately made it a cause of concern. Not only is it bigger than the Chelyabinsk object and potentially headed for Earth, it is also moving fast ...

That's because this space rock, designated asteroid 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-48 chance of impacting Earth in 2032. For obvious reasons, astronomers are desperate to learn as much as they can about ...

"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...

The asteroid's ... the threat of near-Earth objects. According to NASA, it is uncommon for an asteroid to be rated a 3, because that can only happen for asteroids larger than 65 feet with an ...

Astronomers have been keeping a close eye on an asteroid between 130 and 300 feet long that has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in less than eight ... as part of a larger effort to ...