The chance that an asteroid capable of wiping out a city will hit Earth in eight years has been cut in half to around 1.5 ...
Objects that could strike the planet will be spotted more regularly as new asteroid-hunting telescopes come online.
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," ...
The threat from space rock 2024 YR4 has surpassed that of Apophis, an asteroid feared by scientists 20 years ago. The danger ...
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has more than doubled in a matter of weeks, according to ...
Insurance companies globally will be monitoring the risks associated with a “city-killing” asteroid that could collide with ...
The good news is that if Earth is incredibly unlucky and the asteroid does hit on Dec. 22, 2032, it will not destroy the ...
Last week, NASA announced that the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Earth had been recalculated thanks to additional ...
On Tuesday, astronomers reported that 2024 YR4’s probability of colliding with Earth increased to approximately 3%, which is ...
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 YR4 caused consternation over the last few weeks as its odds of hitting Earth in 2032 dramatically rose. Now, those odds have plummeted to near-zero, as ...
NASA and ESA confirm asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero threat to Earth in 2032, with new observations reducing its risk ...