Scientific American1d
‘City Killer’ Asteroid’s Earth Impact Risk Rises and Falls Again
The asteroid 2024 YR4 probably won’t come nearly as close to Earth anytime soon as the space rock in this artist’s ...
USA Today7d
Is an asteroid going to hit Earth in 2032? What to know about 2024 YR4
The International Asteroid Warning Network also put out a list of possible impact locations, which ranges from uninhabited or sparsely populated areas to densely populated areas in the eastern ...
Mashable3d
Odds of asteroid's impact keep going up — just as scientists expected
Space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency, along with organizations like the International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN), would vigilantly monitor the menacing object. If necessary ...
CNN7d
Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 7 years. Here’s what could happen — and what’s being done about it
Not much is known about 2024 YR4, but the asteroid is estimated to be 131 to 295 feet (40 to 90 meters) wide, a “size range comparable to that of a large building,” said Dr. Paul Chodas ...
Irish Sun9d
Inside Nasa’s sci-fi movie battle to save earth from asteroid strike that could cause more damage than 100 nuclear bombs
Because the chance of an ­asteroid the size of a football pitch hitting Earth on that date has just doubled. If the giant rock is on a collision course with our planet, it could rip through the ...
The Independent8d
Why an asteroid on a collision course with Earth is actually good for humanity
Two UN-endorsed response groups – the International Asteroid Warning Network and the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group – are already working to narrow down its trajectory and prepare any ...