The chance that a city-killer asteroid will impact Earth in 2032 is steadily rising. Here's what you need to know.
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger remains low, but experts are estimating the damage that could be done.
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 ...
The YR4 spans 100 meters and its impact would be comparable to eight million tons of dynamite.
TIL Creatives Asteroid 2024 YR4 hurtling towards a partially sunlit Earth, its fiery tail blazing against the dark expanse of ...
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Saturday (February 15) to weigh in on the news. He wrote: “At the ...
An astrophysicist from Vanderbilt University has calculated exactly what would happen if you were hit by a primordial black ...
YR4 collides with Earth in 2032, it could land anywhere within a narrow band stretching from the northern part of South ...
UNDATED (WKRC) - New reports on Asteroid 2024 YR4, originally discovered in December and determined to have a chance of ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson warns of a mansion-sized asteroid with a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth by 2032, emphasising the need for continued investment in scientific research.
A retired Canadian astronaut has recently shared alarming details about a potentially devastating asteroid, known as 2024 YR4 ...
YR4 strike Earth, the energy released would be comparable to the explosion of approximately 320 Hiroshima atomic bombs. This ...