The odds of a newly discovered asteroid '2024 YR4' crashing into Earth are rising according to scientists. Here's what to ...

YR is considered to be larger than the Chelyabinsk asteroid that struck Russia in 2013. Its shock wave was strong enough to ...

YR4 has caught the attention of scientists, with a small chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The European Space ...

YR4 was first discovered in December last year by a telescope in Chile. The near-Earth asteroid is as big as a football field ...

Astronomers are monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a slim 1.2% chance of colliding with Earth on December 22, 2032.

A recently released animation shows a new look at a large asteroid that has a small, but significant, chance of impacting ...

Researchers from Arizona’s Catalina Sky Survey discovered what has become known as Asteroid 2024 YR4 last Christmas. On January 28, the asteroid was placed at level 3 in the Torino impact hazard ...

Just after Christmas Day ... Here’s what you need to know about 2024 YR4. It was identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, four telescopes around the world ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first detected in December last year ... measures between 40 and 100 meters across. On Christmas Day, it made its closest approach to Earth, passing within approximately ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about half the width of a football field and will pass very close to Earth on December 22, 2032, coming within approximately 106,200 km Asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object ...

These rocky bodies vary in size and trajectory, and some can pose a real risk if they come too close. Experts recently identified asteroid 2024 YR4, spotted on December 27, 2024, and they note a small ...