Scientists say they expect the asteroid's future trajectory and impact probability to change as astronomers collect and ...

It was initially believed the asteroid, first detected on December 27, had about a 1 percent chance of colliding with Earth, ...

YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying ...

A newly discovered asteroid named 2024 YR4 now has a 2.2% chance of affecting Earth in 2032 after recent observations.

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...

An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years may have caused ...

Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of hitting our planet on ... with the potential to strike Earth after its discovery in 2004. In 2021, scientists revised that opinion after a precise ...

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An asteroid recently spotted in the cosmos with a non-zero chance of hitting Earth in the coming years ... Launched in November 2021, DART traveled for more than 10 months before crashing into ...

Look at it this way — there's around a 98 per cent chance an asteroid up to the size of a football field won't hit the Earth ...