The early calculations predicted an impact probability of 1.3% with Earth on December 22nd, 2032, and estimated its size to be between 40 and 90 meters. These estimates gave the asteroid a Torino ...

Just when you thought you could relax about putative 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, back it comes, with a vengeance. Don't worry – it's still not a danger to Earth for the time being.

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In late 2024, astronomers spotted asteroid ... to hit Earth about that often. Near passes of these asteroids tend to happen spaced by longer intervals, but when aligned, they come back several ...

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Back in February, an asteroid—"2024 YR4"—was estimated to have a slight chance of impacting the Earth in 2032. Since then, however, NASA scientists have calculated that the impact—which coul ...

so we could deploy the latest technology and know that it would be sitting on an asteroid's surface in a very short time. That mission could also collect samples and bring them back to Earth for ...

Remember the potential "city killer" asteroid ... to cross Earth's orbit will have multiple attempts to hit the bullseye. "Among asteroids, we must pay special attention to resonant ones, such as 2024 ...

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It won't be visible again until 2028 when its orbit brings it back toward Earth. The 2024 YR4 asteroid caused quite a stir when astronomers first reported it via the Minor Planet Center back in ...