NASA is required to notify other U.S. government agencies whenever it detects an asteroid with more than 1% chance of hitting the Earth. An asteroid of this size is large enough to cause ...
NASA's $1.4 billion NEO Surveyor space telescope is designed to spot and track potentially hazardous asteroids, offering ...
The space rock, which measures 150 feet across and is traveling at 38,922 miles per hour, is one of five on NASA's radar.
An asteroid big ... according to the NASA Center for Near Earth Object Studies. By January, scientists had determined that YR4 had a more than 1% chance of hitting Earth and thus warranted further ...
A NewsNation exclusive reveals NASA’s high-tech plan to save Earth if an asteroid ever comes barreling toward the planet. The ...
A few weeks ago, Asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines for being surprisingly likely to hit Earth in the next several ... more than a 3% chance of hitting us. NASA Will Test Planet Defense on a Real ...
In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 on a trajectory that could potentially threaten Earth. This observation ...
The space rock caused quite a stir after astronomers first spotted it last year on a trajectory bringing it uncomfortably ...
Astronomers believe that 14,000 undiscovered near-Earth objects like asteroids, large enough to cause damage, could be in space. Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth ...
NASA officials this week said recent calculations show a significantly smaller risk than previously believed that Earth could be annihilated in 2032 as a result of being hit by Asteroid 2024 YR4.