Space.com8d
What the asteroid with a 1-in-48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032 looks like (images)
That's because this space rock, designated asteroid 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-48 chance of impacting Earth in 2032. For obvious reasons, astronomers are desperate to learn as much as they can about ...
Yahoo2d
Asteroid's odds of hitting Earth go up as NASA tasked with studying it
An asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth less than eight years from now, and astronomers are enlisting the help of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope to study it. Characterized as a ...
CNN7d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
the space rock will remain on the risk list until it is back in view in June 2028. Current estimates of the asteroid’s orbit suggest it returns to Earth’s vicinity every four years ...
USA Today8d
Will an asteroid collide with Earth? How the Webb telescope will track 2024 YR4
In a blog post Monday confirming that the telescope would observe the near-Earth asteroid − known as 2024 YR4 − the European Space Agency (ESA) said the telescope will help astronomers more ...
AZ Central13d
Scientists taking 'active measures' for asteroid with slight chance of hitting earth.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been a source of consternation because it carries an uncommonly high risk of colliding into Earth. It's the most hazardous space rock detected since astronomers first ...