Astronomers will use the Webb telescope to closely monitor the size and trajectory of an asteroid that has a slim chance of ...
What to know about 2024 YR4:Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth. What is asteroid 2024 YR4 and why are scientists paying attention to it?
Getty The possibility of a recently-discovered asteroid striking Earth has doubled within the past several weeks, according to NASA. Asteroid 2024 YR4, which is estimated to be about 130 to 300 ...
Two weeks ago, they calculated that the space rock, dubbed 2024 YR4, had a 1.3 percent chance of hitting the Earth — and now, that probability has risen substantially. That's the bad news.
The chances that a space rock could hit Earth in less than a decade just went up slightly, according to NASA scientists. The asteroid 2024 YR4, which is expected to pass Earth in 2032, was ...
PASADENA, California — Recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has on average a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. While those odds of an impact are slim, astronomers are closely tracking ...