Zipping toward Earth at around 20,000 miles per hour, the asteroid is due to make its closest approach on Tuesday.
Researchers are keeping an eye on the building-sized asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 4 percent chance of hitting the moon seven years from now.
An asteroid that measures up to 300 feet across could smack into Earth in 2032, and while NASA says the chances of a collision are “extremely low,” the probability has been increasing since the space ...
The chances of a devastating asteroid impact briefly spiked in 2025, after astronomers discovered a building-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, was first detected by ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, a 53–67 meter wide object discovered by Chile's ATLAS telescope in late 2024, poses a significant threat ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4, measuring 60 metres in diameter, could potentially collide with the Moon in December 2032. The impact may release energy equivalent to six million tonnes of TNT.
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