An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the ...

A chilling visualisation shows what might happen if an asteroid hits Earth in 2032, as scientists fear. Discovered in ...

ALBAWABA - Egypt recently witnessed an interesting phenomenon, when Al-Sharqia Governorate locals noticed a strange set of lights traveling across the c ...

It's a $6 billion industry and could grow to $10 billion in the next 7 years. The newly-discovered Asteroid 2024 YR is being taken seriously by scientists at NASA who say it's got a legit shot at ...

Scientists say the threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes ...

Asteroid 2024 YR4 is about half the width of a football field and will pass very close to Earth on December 22, 2032, coming within approximately 106,200 km Asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth object ...

when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA It's certain that recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 will swing close to Earth in 2032. The chances of an impact remain low — but ...

The odds of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 have increased to 1 in 43. Despite this, you still shouldn't worry about the potential impact of this asteroid. That's because experts ...

Our current best guess is that this object, called 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-43 chance of striking in 2032, the highest risk of any known asteroid. But what does that number really mean, and when ...

discovered the existence of an asteroid known as 2024 YR4. That ATLAS should discover an asteroid is no surprise—there are millions of them in our cosmic neck of the woods alone. However ...

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 ...