Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — 'That's impact probability zero folks!' Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ...
His venture may seem far out, but asteroid mining CEO Matt Gialich has no illusions. The engineer cofounded the bold California startup AstroForge in 2022 with the aim of hunting for precious ...
The potential risk of Asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 ... which allows astronomers to see fainter objects farther into space. Located atop Cerro Paranal, an 8,645-foot-high (2,635 ...
Called 2024 YR4, the near-Earth asteroid initially carried a 1% chance of hitting land when NASA and the European Space Agency first announced its existence last month. Protocols require the ...
NASA announced that asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 0.28 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, but that number is expected to continue shifting with further observations ...
The space agency said there is currently a 1.7 percent chance the asteroid could “impact” the Moon on Dec. 22, 2032. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will continue to examine the asteroid ...
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson warned that a gargantuan asteroid with enough power to level entire cities is on track to hit Earth in 2032. Asteroid 2024 YR4, which was first ...
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has issued a grave warning about a 'city-killer' asteroid that has a ... than the speed of the International Space Station hurtling around the Earth ...
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 ...