Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send ...

The asteroid, known as 2024 YR4, was first detected on December 27, 2024, and is between 130 to 300 feet wide, NASA's risk list of near-Earth objects shows. If the asteroid does hit the planet ...

Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a ...

The chance of an unknown asteroid hitting Apophis off its current course at all was less than one-in-a-million. And the odds that such an impact would send it hurtling toward Earth in 2029 was ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.8% to 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

A few months ago, an asteroid created quite a buzz. At one point, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth, creating plenty of headlines about its potential impact.The threat is all ...

NASA said on Tuesday that the recently discovered 2024 YR4 asteroid has a 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth in December, 2032 -- the highest probability for an impact by such a large space rock ...

Tractor, ion beams, paint. ... An asteroid with a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth by December 22, 2032, poses a potential threat, but several defense strategies exist.

Apophis will come close enough to Earth to be seen with the naked eye in 2029, but a chance encounter with another asteroid could steer 'God of Destruction' space rock destructively close on a ...

The chances of a roughly 3-meter-wide asteroid hitting Apophis and putting it on a collision course with Earth in 2029 were 1 in 2 billion. An illustration of NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection ...