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.
In reality, even as the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 was moving away, ground-based telescopes were able to gather enough observations to get a better handle on its orbit. So we can safely take a deep ...
Astronomers believe thousands of large undiscovered asteroids, that could cause regional damage, may be in space.
New observations have dramatically reduced the chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032, lowering the risk to ...
NASA is tracking a house-sized asteroid set to whiz past Earth tomorrow at a thundering 29,304 miles per hour. The space rock ...
NASA warns of asteroid 2025 DU2, a 160-ft space rock traveling at 62,650 km/h, passing Earth at a distance of 542,000 km on ...
Recently, NASA was tracking a large asteroid flying past Earth known ... then you wouldn't have to deflect it much for it to be able to miss the Earth in the future." The Lowell Discovery ...
YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near side of the moon ...
Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 have again risen, though the risk remains tiny, astronomers say. Here's what to ...
The most serious near-miss, and the closest comparison with YR4 ... It would help them test the scenarios they have modelled ...