In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

"The impact could pose some danger to equipment or astronauts on the moon, and certainly to satellites and other Earth-orbiting platforms, which are above our atmosphere." ...

NASA estimates that the asteroid measures between 130 feet and 300 feet across. In the unlikely event that it did hit Earth, the asteroid would likely “impact at a high velocity” of roughly ...

Two weeks ago, when Ars first wrote about the asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies estimated a 1.9 percent chance of an impact with Earth in 2032.

For a few days in mid-February, headlines around the world buzzed about the potential for an asteroid to hit the Earth in 2023—specifically, asteroid 2024 YR4. The chance of this impact rose to ...

The asteroid 2024 YR4 is now rated at Level 0 out of 10 on the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, meaning, "The likelihood of a collision is zero, or is so low as to be effectively zero.". A similar ...

Odds of an asteroid impact in 2032 just went up. Here's why experts say you shouldn't worry. News. By Robert Lea published 7 February 2025 "We are still at 97.7% chance of a miss from this asteroid." ...

The asteroid, named 2024 YR4, has an estimated diameter between 131 and 295 feet.. Although the probability remains low, it has recently increased from 1% to 2.3% for December 22, 2032.

An image captured by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it discovered asteroid 2024 YR4. Credit: ATLAS / NASA An asteroid discovered late last year is expected to be in ...

A recently discovered asteroid, named 2024 YR4, is now the riskiest asteroid ever detected.On Tuesday, NASA calculated that the space rock had a 3.1% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, while the ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Earth in 2032 recently spiked from a little more than 1% to 2.3% as more observations are made. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

When a massive asteroid struck the Chesapeake Bay on the U.S.'s East Coast about 36 million years ago, it created an enormous impact crater spanning tens of miles but caused surprisingly little ...