Asteroid 2024 YR4 might hit Earth in 2032! But don't panic just yet; we have time to prep our asteroid dodgeball skills!
Hold Onto Your Snacks: Asteroid 2024 YR4 is Coming for a 2032 Visit!
In a twist that sounds straight out of a sci-fi movie, astronomers have identified a new asteroid—designated 2024 YR4—that may be on course to crash into Earth in 2032. Although the odds of impact have reportedly doubled, currently we’re sitting at about a one-in-43 chance. So, before you start stockpiling canned goods and building your asteroid bunker, let’s take a deep breath and enjoy the absurdity of it all.
No, or at least not because of the 2024 YR asteroid. First off, there is currently only about a one-in-43 chance that this rock hits Earth, and those odds will ...
The chances of the asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 appear to have doubled, but an asteroid hunter explains to Space.com why this isn't cause for ...
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said this object is on the risk list because ATLAS scientists have observed a gradual increase in the impact probability ...
An artist's impression shows a generic asteroid. Detecting the threat of near-Earth objects such as asteroids that could cause harm to our planet is a primary ...
An asteroid could hit Earth, but scientists are continuing to gather data to understand its trajectory and potential impact to Earth.
First spotted last month by a telescope in Chile, the near-Earth asteroid — designated 2024 YR4 — is estimated to be 130 to 330 feet (40 to 100 meters)...
"An asteroid this size impacts Earth on average every few thousand years and could cause severe damage to a local region," the European Space Agency said.
Astronomers have upped the odds of an asteroid called 2024 YR4 striking Earth, albeit in 2032, but warn that it will most likely soon be downgraded and miss ...
NASA and the European Space Agency say the asteroid has just over a 2% chance to hit the Earth on Dec. 22, 2032.
An asteroid named 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting planet Earth in 2032. NASA has a tool that let's you track its odds.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has just above a 1% chance of crashing into Earth in 2032, which is why astronomers and space agencies are paying attention to it.
The near-earth object first discovered in 2024 has stirred up conversation on social media because of the potential for an impact.
NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it's not yet time to worry.
NASA warns that the odds of the 'city-destroying' asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth have increased to a one in 43 chance.