In December 2024, astronomers in Chile spotted a new asteroid streaking through the sky, which they named 2024 YR4. What’s significant about this 100m-wide space rock is that it has a small chance of ...

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

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The likelihood of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth keeps shifting, according to scientists. The object — which is large enough to destroy an entire city — has a 0.28% chance of colliding with ...

Was 2020’s ‘Don’t Look Up’ accurate? Find out what NASA revealed about an asteroid that will approach Earth in 2032. An ...

When considering your future plans, how much weight should you give to the possibility of an asteroid (or comet) striking the Earth in what ought to be your lifetime? Probably not a lot, but that ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Yet another bright comet is heading toward Earth and this one is brighter than the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Astronomers have some new insight into the activity of centaurs, giant comets that could have a devastating impact if they hit the Earth's surface. Produced by ...

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 colliding with Earth has changed yet again, according to scientists. The asteroid, which was first reported in December 2024 and is large enough to destroy an ...