Updates on Asteroid 2024 YR4 have been slower during the full Moon, but experts say the precision of the object’s orbit is ...

Here's a fun little nugget of existential dread for you: an asteroid charmingly named 2024 YR4 might smack into Earth on ...

An asteroid between about 130 and 300 ft. (40 and 90 meters) in diameter has been given a 2.3% chance of it hitting Earth on ...

Earth's Inner Core Is Undergoing a Transformation Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Asteroids occasionally wander close to the Earth, raising alarms for scientists who keep their eyes on the sky. These rocky bodies vary in size and trajectory, and some can pose a real risk if they ...

The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field, measuring 40 to 100 metres across. It came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 800,000 kilometres of Earth, about twice ...

This near-Earth object, comparable in size to a football field, measures between 40 and 100 meters across. On Christmas Day, it made its closest approach to Earth, passing within approximately ...

We’ll be able to follow the asteroid as it recedes from Earth for another couple of months, by which time we’ll have a better idea of exactly where it will be on that fateful day in December ...

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According to NASA's Center of Near Earth Object studies, it should pass within 66,000 miles of our planet on that day. The range of uncertainties in the calculation means an impact is possible. As of ...