3 days ago · In the case of Apophis, further observations eventually allowed astronomers in 2021 to rule out the possibility of an impact when the asteroid makes a close flyby to Earth in 2029 and again in 2036.

3 days ago · NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies calculates that the nearly 300-foot-wide asteroid 2024 YR now has a 2.3 percent chance of hitting Earth on December 22, 2032. That’s one percent ...

3 days ago · If this asteroid were to hit Earth, it would unleash a destructive force similar to a nuclear bomb. ... But “we don’t get to choose when the next significant asteroid impact will be,” Dr ...

3 days ago · Related article Near-Earth asteroid Bennu could hit Earth in 157 years and set off a global ‘impact winter,’ study says. Meanwhile, the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group, which recently ...

5 days ago · A newly discovered near-Earth asteroid called 2024 YR4 is one possibly perilous object: It’s a 130 to 300-foot long rock that currently stands a 1 in 53 chance of impacting somewhere on Earth on ...

3 days ago · The dashboard displays the next five Earth approaches to within 4.6 million miles (7.5 million kilometers or 19.5 times the distance to the moon); an object larger than about 150 meters that can approach the Earth to within this distance …

Feb 2, 2025 · The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years. ... Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit ...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Sentry list includes any known near-Earth asteroids that have a non-zero probability of impacting Earth in the future. There have been several objects in the past that have risen on the risk list and eventually dropped off as more data have come in. New observations may result in reassignment of this asteroid to 0 as more data come in.

Jan 31, 2025 · The world's space agencies are keeping close watch on an asteroid heading our way, because there's currently a 1 in 83 chance it will hit our planet in the next eight years. Asteroid 2024 YR4, as it's been designated, was flagged by the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) for its potential to impact Earth on 22 December 2032.

Jan 29, 2025 · The asteroid came closest to Earth on Christmas Day — passing within roughly 500,000 miles (800,000 kilometers) of Earth, about twice the distance of the moon. It was discovered two days later. Chodas said scientists are poring over sky surveys from 2016, when predictions show the asteroid also ventured close.