YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...

The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...

European leaders are set for another emergency summit in Paris, as Russia says that it won't allow for British troops on the ground in Ukraine. Elsewhere, Sudanese paramilitaries have announced plans ...

But scientists now say that there is a very real chance Earth will be hit by a 'city killer' asteroid on December ... would be all but wiped off the map by the size of the shockwave.

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Space agencies around the world are tracking an asteroid that could potentially ... This is certainly not the kind of news that doomsday believers want to hear, as it would mean social media ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions ... and data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to map the area and calculate the path of debris that produced these ...

The animation, provided by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), shows the path of a 130- to 300-foot-wide asteroid — named 2024 YR4 — having a more than 1 ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

Doomsday got going during lockdown, and they released their two-song demo in 2021. They’ve already cranked out a couple of EPs, 2022’s Depictions Of Chaos and a self-titled in 2023.