With the first round of Webb observations complete, the chances of 2024 YR4 impacting the Moon isn't zero. "While an Earth ...
Shortly after it was discovered, astronomers calculated that the asteroid had a 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — ...
YR4 initially had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but NASA revised the probability to almost zero. However, ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach ...
YR4 was classified in February at Level 3 on the Torino Scale prompting the UN to activate the Planetary Security Protocol ...
There is a second round of observations set for May 2025, before the asteroid could disappear into the outer solar system for ...
The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of ...
YR4, once referred to as a ‘city-killer’ with the potential to cause regional devastation and impact the climate, is no ...
There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there's still time to worry about bad things arriving from above.