AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Jonathan O’Callaghan reported on AstroForge in 2023 when its ...

NASA and ESA are closely monitoring asteroid 2024 YR4, which initially had a higher collision probability with Earth than the Apophis asteroid. New data has since lowered the impact risk to 1.5% ...

That’s a 1 in 59,000 possibility of impact, meaning there is a 99.9983% chance that the asteroid will safely zip by Earth in seven years, according to NASA. The agency also shared that the new ...

A so-called "city killer" asteroid scientists have been monitoring after discovering it had a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032 "no longer poses a significant threat," NASA said in its latest ...

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An asteroid gaining notoriety for its potential to collide with Earth in 2032 was estimated Tuesday to have roughly a 3% chance of striking our planet — the highest probability ever assigned ...

The probability of Asteroid 2024 YR4 striking Earth in the near future has leapt from having a near-zero chance of occurring to having roughly a 3 percent chance. While that may not seem like a ...

The asteroid — which was initially discovered in December 2024 — is large enough to destroy a whole city, according to scientists Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024.

NASA has been monitoring the asteroid and providing updates on its trajectory. While the asteroid is relatively small, it could still cause significant damage if it were to hit Earth. The asteroid ...

Astronomers are monitoring Asteroid 2024 YR4, detected in December 2024, with an estimated 1.5% chance of impacting Earth on December 22, 2032. The asteroid, size 130-300 feet, could affect cities ...

So what gives? Astronomers were reportedly waiting for the skies to become darker to better study and understand the asteroid's trajectory as there was limited visibility around the full moon ...