Its size is comparable to the Tunguska event of 1908, where an asteroid caused significant destruction over a vast area in Siberia. Asteroid 2024 YR4 currently has a rating of 3 on the Torino ...

YR4 won’t hit Earth, but a 4% chance remains for a lunar impact. ESA's upcoming NEOMIR telescope could revolutionize early ...

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

YR4 made headlines earlier this year when its probability of impacting Earth in 2032 rose as high as 3%. While an Earth ...

A file photo of a fireball meteor (main) and the ESA map of the asteroid's expected entry location above Yakutia in northern Siberia (inset). The asteroid, named 2024 XA1, was detected only 12 ...

An asteroid streaked past northern Siberia in the middle of the night Tuesday before burning up in Earth's atmosphere, ... Published Dec. 3, 2024, 2:37 p.m. ET.

A telescope in Chile discovered the asteroid 2024 YR4 in December. It’s estimated to be 130 feet to 300 feet (40 meters to 90 meters) across. Observations by the Webb telescope should provide a ...

December 3, 2024, 4:27 PM. 1:21. NASA/Adobe Stock. A small asteroid was visible in northern Siberia on Tuesday, as it closed in on its collision course with Earth.

A small asteroid careened toward Earth before burning up Tuesday night above northern Siberia in Russia, creating a blazing fireball in the sky witnessed across the region. The space rock, which ...

Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is unlikely to hit Earth in 2032 and how scientists keep track The chance is slim — a mere 2% — that the space rock will smack Earth.