A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...
Astronomers have raised the likelihood that Asteroid 2024YR4 could hit the Earth in 2032, bringing it on a collision course ...
The 'God of Chaos' asteroid 99942 Apophis is the only other object in the history of astronomy to be given a rating of three or higher on this scale. While the odds of 2024 YR4 hitting Earth are ...
YR4, recently discovered, poses a heightened collision risk with Earth, potentially causing catastrophic damage. Areas at ...
Initial projections estimated a 1% chance of collision, but recent calculations have doubled those odds to 2.3%. Scientists admit, however, that much remains unknown about the asteroid's size and ...